Suburban Teens Face Rising Drug Use and Accessibility
A youth officer describes 13 to 18 year olds using marijuana, LSD, and speed in the suburbs. Teens can easily buy drugs at drive-ins and other social spots, with police naming local venues and noting the difficulty of catching buyers. The four part series explores how this affects families and communities.
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Suburbia
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Barry Sigale
Paddock
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Chicago
Park Referendum Planned For Wood Dale Park District
Voters will decide February 14 on a 485000 bond proposal for park improvements and land acquisition under a master plan. Funds cover the pool balance, baseball fields, ice skating area, playgrounds, grading and seeding, plus future land purchases over five years.
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Wood Dale Park
Park Board
McFadzean
Everly
Wood Dale Road
Center Street
Mohawk Manor
Brookwood Estates
Dino Janis
Park Commissioners
Janis
Wood Dale
Park District
Alan Caskey
Wood Dale Club
Russell Dankert
Education Drives Wood Dale Police to Higher Training
Bensenville police chief Walter Tett leads an educated force with over 20 000 classroom hours earned by officers through college courses correspondence work and in house programs. Joins adult education to raise salaries and improve legal knowledge while urging two years of college for new officers.
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DuPage County
Walter Tett
Bensenville
Tett
Joseph DeZonna
DeZonna
Donald Jensen
Jensen
Triton College
Bensenville Fights Annexation Bid by Klefstad Engineering
Village board meets to discuss annexation of 164 acres by Klefstad Engineering of Chicago. Wood Dale officials quietly seek a combined meeting as they push to annex parcels south of Thorndale Avenue and near Moody airport to form a contiguous industrial corridor. Second reading of the pre annexation agreement deferred at Klefstad’s request amid regional bargaining.
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Bensenville
Wood Dale
Klefstad
Fenton High School
Moody
Elk Grove
DuPage County
John Varble
Barton Named City Editor at Paddock Publications
Richard L. Barton has been appointed city editor of the Register by Daniel E. Baumann of Paddock Publications. He previously served as staff writer and assistant city editor since June 1968 and replaces Geoffrey Mehl at the central copy desk. Barton, a Northern Illinois University journalism graduate, resides in Addison with his wife Kathy. He plans to start work in February while pursuing a master's degree in journalism.
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Richard L. Barton
The
Register
Daniel E. Baumann
Paddock Publications
Barton
the Register
Geoffrey Mehl
Northern Illinois University
Wood Dale
Kathy
Addison
Trusteeship Sewage Plan Debate Ends 1969 Session
Bensenville’s last village board meeting of 1969 ended with renewed opposition to the county wide sewer plan set for a March 17 referendum. The board discussed endorsing only a planning concept and questioned future financial settlements with utilities. Trustee Hegebarth cited a Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission wastewater plan for DuPage County, noting its preliminary status and limited distribution.
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Bensenville
Village Board of Trustees
Stephen Nagy
Elmhurst
DuPage
NIPC
Paul Ronske
Rockwell
John Morris
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