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Newspaper
Bensenville Register
Location
Bensenville, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1969
Page
2
The Roselle police defeated the fire department 33 to 8 in the second annual police and firemen softball game held Sept. 28. About 50 spectators watched as cops surged to victory while firefighters prepared for a late season tune up. A water fight and hose squirt barrel added post game fun.
The piece recalls a playful contest between police and firemen with a water fight where police win five of six games. It discusses council policies on scavenger services, legal issues, and a planned meeting of legal representatives to resolve contract differences. It ends with musings on athletics as community bonding and a future police firemen tie breaker.
Bensenville police report no new leads in the Times Savings and Loan theft while the FBI takes over a case linked to a Sept. 15 Morton Grove heist. A lone gunman, described as 20 to 30 with dark hair and 6 foot 2, used a .45 and nylon cords to bind staff. The suspect fled in a 1963 Ford station wagon after the 10 am alarm.
Robert Troy of Hoffman Estates built Suburban Aquatics from a home hobby into a wholesale and retail supplier with 310 tanks and 225 varieties. Based in Itasca since 1968, the firm ships 18 000 fish from Hong Kong and imports from Africa and South America. Troy seeks 15 000 square feet, adding a truck and staff. Gene Leady runs operations.
A one day conference on October 20 at Glenbard East High School will discuss year round schooling for DuPage County. The focus is the 45 15 plan with 45 school days followed by 15 days off, proposed by representatives from Valley View in Will County.
Grade school districts join vision checks for preschoolers to detect lazy eye. Wood Dale Elementary District 7 coordinates with the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness and the West Suburban Association for the Hearing Handicapped. Superintendent Warren Carson to meet a representative this week. registration dates to follow. Vision testing finished last week at Bensenville Elementary School.
The Roselle police and fire departments faced off in a charity softball game with the police team winning five of six contests and silencing the firemen 33 to 8 in the main match. Spectators watched a water fight using a barrel and hoses amid the postgame camaraderie. Next year a tie-breaker is planned to settle the rivalry.
Police report a theft at 598 Devon Ave Elk Grove Village where a tire wheel and tools valued at 150 dollars were taken from a parked car in a gas station.
An ad hoc DuPage County health panel asks the County Board of Health to hold budgeting funds from state leg islation for a comprehensive mental health program. Chair Lawrence Birson says the group needs full studies and a coordinated plan before submitting next year’s budget, arguing hastily planned funds would be incomplete.
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