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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 6 Aug 1985, p. 2

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p«0* a McHENRY PLAINDEALER S»ctlon A Tu--day, August 6,19S5 Today Weather TEMPJRATURE A PRECIPITATION /\ SHOWERS // Figures indicate maximum temperatures job FRONTAL SYSTEMS A AIR FLOW National Weather Service Forecast to 7 p.m. EST 8-6-85 UPI Weather Fotocast ® Forecast By United Press International Illinois: Mostly sunny and warm Tuesday, humid south and central. Highs in the 80s Or low 90s. Fair Tuesday night with lows in the 60s and low 70s. Wednesday mostly sun­ ny and warm. Highs in the 80s and low 90s. Southern Illinois: Mostly sunny Tuesday, warm and humid. High in the mid or upper 80s. South to south­ west winds 10 to 15 mph. Fair Tues­ day night with the low in the upper 60s. Wednesday mostly sunny, warm and humid. High in the upper Illinois temperatures By United Prses Intsrnational SS£S O'Hirt HI Lo Pep 73 68 0.43 76 70 1.30 Qmney Rockford National temperatures By United Preas International City & Feat Albuquerque pc Anchoragef AahevUlepc Atlanta ay Billlngata Birmingham pc Boston ay Brownsville Tex^y Buffalo pc Burlington VL sy Charleston S.C.sy Charlotte N.C. ay Chicago pc Cincinnati ta Cleveland ta Columbus ts Dallaapc Denver ay Oes Moines pc Detroit ah Duluth cy ElPaaopc Bvansvfllets Hartford sy Honolulu pc Houston pc Indianapolis ta Jackson Miss, pc Jacksonville pc Kansas City pc Las Vegas sy Little Rock ts its Memphis ta Miami Beach ta Milwaukee ah International temperatures By United Praaa International Temperature and weather from around the world at 1300 GMT Aug. 5,1MB City Aberdeen pc Amaterdam pc Ankara c Athenec Pretoria c Riyadh c Rotnec 3pm C7 19 3pm 113 44 lpm M 39 Beijing r Beirut c Berlin pc Boon cy Bruaaelapc Cairo c Caaabianca pc Copenhagenr Dakar pc Dublin pc Geneva cy Helalnkl r Jerusalem c Llabonpc London cy Madrid c Malta c Manila pc Moacowcy Nairobi cy Naaaaupc New Delhi cy Nice cy Oalor Partapc Seoul cy 6pm 77 36 Local Temp Soflac 3pm 73 13 Time F C Stockholm pc lpm 66 18 13n 58 IS Sydneyc 10pm 96 13 lpm 63 17 Taipei pc 8pm 86 36 lpm 83 38 Tokyo pc 6pm S3 38 lpm M 31 Tunis c lpm 86 31 tu 47 06 Vienna c lpm 81 36 lpm •5 36 Warsaw c lpm 71 33 lpm 87 31 .Latin America lpm 71 « lpm 66 11 Buenoe Aires cy 6am 96 14 lpm 87 30 Caracas cy 6am 70 31 lpm •7 16 Havana 7am -- -- lpm •1 33 Lima cy 7am 96 15 lln 76 3S Santiago cy . ranada 6am 41 06 lpm 86 14 Santiago cy . ranada lln •1 r Calgary pc 64 10 Un 60 16 Edmonton c 60 a lpm 81 37 Montreal c 63 » lpm 63 17 Ottawa c 66 » 9pm 77 36 Reginacy Toronto hx 61 37 lln 74 33 Reginacy Toronto hx S3 38 Un 66 16 Vancouver c 71 11 11am 61 94 Winnipeg cy 73 13 lpm 66 30 c-clear *m 9pm 61 73 37 -31 cy-cloudy ' d-dust 3pm 73 13 fr-toggy 7am 76 16 to-base Spm 66 30 pc-partly cloudy . lpm 76 16 r-rain lpm 60 16 e snow lpm 66 10 w-wlndy Stock Market Report By UP: Ellen Freilich I Business Writer NEW YORK - Fear of rising interest rates sent stock prices into a broad retreat Monday in light trading. For most of the session, the Dow Jones industrial average was down about 10 points, and in mid- afternoon activltynwas off as much as 12 points. Late buying prompted by the abil­ ity of the Dow average to hold above a technical support level of /1,941 trimmed losses, however, and the Dow closed down 6.16 to 1,346.89. 80s. McHenry: Mostly sunny and warm Tuesday with the high in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Fair Tuesday night with the low in the mid or upper 60s. Wednesday mostly sunny and warm. High in the mid or upper 80s. CHICAGO -- Illinois Extended Forecast: Thursday through Saturday: Fair and very warm. Highs 85 to 90. Lows in the middle or upper 60s north, to lower 70s south. 75 « 0.13 74 66 OJO 79 69 0.19 79 67 0.03 79 09 1.04 Flooding in Missouri and Nebraska By United Press International Heavy rain drenched the nation's midsection Sunday night, with flooding reported in parts of Missou- ri and Nebraska. Showers and thunderstorms were also scattered over the southeastern portion of the country. An early morning thunderstorm Monday dumped a record 2.33 inches of rain on Key West, Fla. A rapidly developing tornado damaged buildings and some farm equipment at the Robert and Iola Frerichs farm near LeMars, Iowa, Sunday. "Our barn was 40 feet tall -- it was a big one -- and it's on the ground," said Iola Frerichs. The rest of the nation experienced much less chaotic weather. The rain that inundated the cen­ tral United States stretched from the Great Lakes through the middle Mississippi and lower Ohio river valleys and into parts of the south­ ern plains. Parts of southeastern Missouri were hit with close to five inches of rain Sunday night, while more than three inches fell in southeastern Illi­ nois. St. Marie, 111., got more than four and one-half inches, and Jew- ett, Mo., was hit with more than 4.25 inches. Flooding was reported in Cape Girardeau, Mo., causing problems for rush hour traffic. ' Flooding was also reported in parts of Nebraska due to heavy rain over the weekend. Considerable flooding was observed along the Lit­ tle Blue River. Many county roads and bridges have been damaged from the flood waters and debris in the river. Additional heavy rain was expect­ ed later Monday as the band of showers and thunderstorms pushes south and east. The tornado that hit the Frerichs farm near LeMars, Iowa, came while the northwest Iowa farm cou­ ple and their three children were attending the Plymouth County Fair Sunday. "The house had some damage, but Just shingles and bricks from the chimney," Iola Frerichs said. She added that the garage dropped onto the family pickup truck, but the truck was not serious­ ly damaged. Cool high pressure continued to dominate the weather pattern over the east coast. Overnight tempera­ tures were in the 50rand 60s all along the Atlantic coast. Patchy, dense fog in the central United States reduced visibilities to near zero In many locations. A few showers were scattered over parts of the northern plateau and northern Rockies Monday morning, while dear skies pre­ vailed over the Southwest. California town cleans up after minor tremors Minneapolis pc 11 67 .... NartnriDepc SS 67 «... HI Lo Pep New Orleans pc 86 73 .... 86 S3 New York «y Oklahoma City p 64 66 .... 71 96 !oi New York «y Oklahoma City p 101 66 1.39 76 40 .... Omaha sy 80 70 .... SI 63 .... Philadelphia sy 83 61 .... 85 60 .... Phoenli iy 106 65 .... 64 66 .... Willi aii • . | A FittsourgD pc SI 97 .... 76 64 .... Portland Me. sy S3 99 .... 64 77 .... Portland Ore. ( 79 87 .... 85 63 .... Providence sy 81 61 .... S3 56 .... Richmond sy S3 56 .... 66 73 .... St. Louis pc 78 70 .07 61 56 .... Salt Lake City pc 64 71 .... | 73 68 .43 8an Antonio «y 96 74 .... ! 64 71 .... San Diego f ' 78 68 i S3 63 .... San Francisco sy 66 58 .... S3 67 .... San Juan hs 61 78 100 77 .... Seattle pc 73 56 .... 66 60 .08 Spokane «y 81 90 .... 81 70 .... Tampa pc 86 74 .83 84 70 .... Washington ay 83 64 .... 71 S3 .16 Wichita sy 66 71 .... 66 71 .... •4 66 .04 c-cl«ar 86 96 .... cl-clearing 66 79 .... cy-cloudy S3 76 .10 (•fair • ] 81 66 .16 ly-foggy 60 70 .... hx-haxc S3 70 J4 m-mlsslng 81 71 .06 pc-partly cloudy ' 106 79 .... r-rain 60 73 .... A (towers 64 SI .... sm-smoke j 66 71 .... sn-snow I 86 79 .... •y-sunny 67 77 .... ta-thunderstorms ] 79 68 J2 w-wlndy United Press International A VENAL, Calif. -- Nervous resi­ dents of the small farming commu­ nity of Avenal, recalling the big shake of 1983, cleaned the mess Monday from Sunday's two early- morning earthquakes and an aftershock. The predawn temblors registered 4.5 and 6 on the Richter Scale. The second shake did the most damage, breaking windows, knocking down several front porches and snapping water and gas lines. An aftershock followed three hours later, accord­ ing to the state Office of Emergency Services. It had a 4.4 reading. Six people suffered minor injuries in the second quake and a 72-year- old woman was hospitalized for a possible heart attack. The quakes were felt as far away as 200 miles to the north in Sacra­ mento and in Santa Barbara, some 125 miles to the south. The temblors also were felt at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in San Luis Obispo, but no damage was reported. "I Jumped out of bed and hung Almanac onto the wall," said Pat Barrett of Avenal. Her husband, Art, said "it was really scary but all in all, we The quakes brought back memo­ ries of the May 2, 1983, temblor which registered 6.5 on the Richter Scale and caused $31 million dam- mage in the nearby town of Coa­ lings, injuring 45 people. More than $1 million damage also was done to Avenal, which is on the west side of Kings County. Most of the damage from Sun­ day's temblors was concentrated In Avenal. Porches on several houses collapsed and there were cracks in the outside walls of a number of residences and commercial buildings. Most of the injuries were lacer­ ations, but two women suffered bro­ ken wrists when they fell while flee­ ing their homes during the shaking, which lasted about 20 seconds dur­ ing the second and larger quake. Doctors at Avenal pistrict Hospi­ tal said they still weren't sure if the woman who collapsed had suffered a heart attack. By United Press International Today is Tuesday, Aug. 6, the 218th day of 1985 with 147 to follow. The moon is moving toward its last quarter. The morning stars are Venus and Mars. The evening stars are Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. They include actor Robert Michtum in 1917 (age 68), actress Janet Leigh in 1927 (age 58), and actor Sylvester Stallone in 1946 (age 39). On this date in history : In 1926, Gertrude Ederle of New York became the first American to swim the English Channel. In 1940, the World War n Battle of North Africa started as Italy invaded British Somaliland. In 1945, an atomic V>mb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima; eight days later, after Nagasaki also had been bombed, Japan surrendered, ending World Warn. In 1978, Pope Paul VI died at the age of 80 after a heart attack. He had led the Roman Catholic church for 15 years. In 1984, the United States and Britain agreed to send minesweeper ships to the Red Sea to help Egypt determine the source of recent explosions. A thought for the day: Luther Standing Bear, chief of the Oglala Sioux, said, "Only to the white man was nature a 'wilderness' and only to him was the land 'infested' with 'wild' animals and 'savage' people. To us it was tame." Broader indexes also declined. The New York Stock Exchange in­ dex fell 0.58 to 110.27. Standard & Poor's 500-stock index dropped 0.86 to 190.62. The price of an average share fell 19 cents. Declines outpaced advances 1,151- 455 among the 2,016 issues traded. Big Board volume decreased to 79,610,000 shares from 87,860,000 Friday. Composite volume of NYSE-listed issues on all U.S. exchanges and over the counter totaled 96,000,550 shares, down from the 105,643,323 traded Friday. ROFESSIONAL & SERVICE' ! DIRECTORY JACK WALSH, AGENT EARL R. WALSH, BROKER INSURANCE a BONDS Fire, Auto, Farm, Life Representing RELIABLE COMPANIES 5018 W. Elm St., McHenry, 385-3300 DENNIS CONWAY AUTO, LIFE, FIRE Stale Fm Las. Co. 3319 W. Elm Street, McHenry, III. 385-7111 JAMES M.MdNTEE, LAWYER AVAILABLE TO PRACTICE IN: Personnel Injury/Trials, Business Corporations Wills Probate, Divorce, Real Estate Workmen's Compensation 3436 H. Elm Street, McHenry. III. For appointment ptione - 385-2440 Fml GEORGE P. FREUND, INC. Case-New Holland 4102 W. Crystal Lake ltd., McHenry Bus. 385 0420 STEVEN J. 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The government extended the Jail terms of the 1,300 blacks arrested and Rep. Stephen Solarz, D-N.Y., began talks with government and opposi­ tion leaders. Hiroshima anniversary ob­ served In D.C. WASHINGTON - Tolling church bells at the exact time an atomic bomb destroyed Hiroshima 40 years ago highlighted events planned Monday to remind the world of the horrors of nuclear war. As observances continued nationwide to mark Tuesday's anniver­ sary o(the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, thousands geared up for a night-long task of sketching symbolic "death shadows" on city streets. Hiroshima survivors pray for bomb victims HIROSHIMA, Japan -- Survivors of the world's first atomic attack gathered Monday in a riverside park on the eve of the 40th anniver­ sary and prayed for the 130,000 victims of. the bombing that ushered in the nuclear age. Hundreds of people of all ages, many carrying flowers or colored paper lanterns, gathered in Peace Park to pray for the victims of the blast--and for peace. Hiroshima bombings 'barba- rous'-Russia MOSCOW--Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev called the U.S. atom­ ic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki "barbarous" Monday and told Japan that he hopes to prevent the tragedy "from ever being repeated anywhere in the world." "I deeply sympathize with the grief and terrible sufferings that fell to the lot of the victims of the barbarous American atomic bombings..." Gorbachev wrote. Reagan-skin cancer WASHINGTON -- President Reagan disclosed Monday that a small "pimple" removed from his nose last week was a basal-cell carcinoma, one of the most common forms of skin cancer and one requiring no further treatment. Shuttle flight success CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Challenger's astronauts picked up a "dazzling" bonus day of sun gazing Monday and prepared to return home from a mission stamped a superb success after a start that came close to failure. Walker spy trial begins NORFOLK -- Just a few miles from the Norfolk Naval Base, the world's largest, Arthur Walker today became the first of four current and former Navy men to stand trial as accused Soviet spies. Delta 191 crash investigation GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Investigators Monday pressed to deter­ mine whether wind shear, pilot error, lightning or a weattier warn­ ing system failure caused Delta Flight 191 to crash, killing 133 people. Baseball strike negotiations r continue-not much progress NEW YORK -- Baseball owners and players allowed nine months of negotiations to dwindle down Monday to the final hours without moving to resolve their deadlocked contract dispute. If no agree­ ment is reached, the players have threatened to stage their fourth walkout in baseball history after Monday's games are completed. Ten games were scheduled. s If You Fail To Receive Your McHenry Plaindealer Before 7:00 a.m. • « Please CaH Our Circulation Dept. Before 10:00 a.m. at 385-0178. Well Bring One Right Out To You! Plaindealer Circulation Dept. 385-0178

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