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Newspaper
Bensenville Register
Location
Bensenville, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1970
Page
6
Stuart R. Paddock Jr. serves as president while Robert Y. Paddock is executive vice president Francis E. Stites is secretary and M. S. Flanders holds the treasurer title. The document outlines these officer roles and their positions.
The article pays tribute to outdoor workers and service personnel who kept the community functioning during last week's extreme cold. It lists filling station operators, crossing guards, garbage collectors, utility crews, milkmen, mail carriers, police, firemen, and others who labored out in the elements to keep gas, transport, safety, and services running. The piece highlights the challenges they faced and the gratitude owed to them.
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention rejected rules for lobbying disclosure and public economic interest reporting. Critics say the weak self rules erode public confidence and undermine hopes for a government controlled by the people. Paul F. Elward of Chicago noted the impact on public trust.
Returning veterans who served in Vietnam may receive a commemorative medal set in a plastic block from the Village of Arlington Heights in cooperation with the Jaycees American Legion and VFW. The first award has not yet been given as of this report.
Palatine voters face a spring school board election as Dist 211 sees ten residents apply for a vacancy once held by Eugene Baker of Schaumburg. The push signals rising taxpayer interest and potential changes in how the district runs its high schools.
John Geiger, 13, urged Mount Prospect Village Board to preserve vacant land near his home slated for industrial park by Northern Illinois Gas Co. He worries raccoons, foxes, birds, and other wildlife will lose their habitat. Officials acknowledge open spaces but call development progress.
A reader praises the silent majority for supporting policy and rejects glamorizing protest in media. The letter criticizes Agnew and accuses the press of pandering to hippies and riots. The writer questions glamor on TV and urges the silent majority to retreat from public life.
The Fence Post invites readers to submit letters up to 500 words and requires letters to be signed with name and address. Anonymous contributions will not be published. Send correspondence to The Fence Post Paddock Publications Arlington Heights DL 60006.
A widow thanks the Schaumburg police and fire departments Illinois Bell operator and neighbors for swift, compassionate aid after her husband’s death. She notes a funeral day snowfall and a city plan to keep streets clear, praising community cooperation and neighborly care.
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