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Newspaper
Bensenville Register
Location
Bensenville, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1969
Page
6
History notes show H. Paddock (1852 1935) and Hosea C Paddock (editor 1898 1923) with Stuart R Paddock (editor 1924 1968) marking a lineage of newspaper leadership across decades.
The records list Stuart R. Paddock Jr as president Robert Y. Paddock as executive vice president Francis E Stites as secretary and M S Flanders as treasurer in the company leadership lineup.
The piece argues against Dirksen’s push for a federal Constitutional Convention and for Illinois to rescind its concurrence. It warns that convening a convention could weaken the Bill of Rights, open revision of the Constitution, and reverse gains in representative government. It urges lawmakers to focus on urban issues while protecting rural interests.
The narrator reflects on migration as a central American impulse from the Midwest toward opportunity, noting Spanish American and suburban movers riding in battered cars and big vans. He abandons familiarity for the road, valuing people over belongings and preferring a pickup with kin and friends to vast, furniture-filled moves.
The column reflects on Hamburger Hill in a global war context and mocks honoring battle names. It frets about political use of the issue, laments glory labels in war, and shifts to lighthearted critique of media, politics, and sports figures including Rod Carew and Arnold Palmer.
The Fence Post highlights a Dist 214 high school art show at Randhurst and commends Bob Frisk for a Viet Nam column. Readers thank contributors, praise civic support for troops and church‑state debate, and invite signed correspondence to The Fence Post in Arlington Heights Illinois.
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