Chicago Skid Row Redevelopment Plans Unveiled
Chicago plans a $250 million redevelopment on Skid Row along West Madison Street. The Place du Sable will feature offices and a tall residential skyscraper to house workers, with relocation options for current residents. Developers expect land delivery within 18 months and construction to begin in two years.
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Richard Greb
Chicago
Skid Row
Madison Street
Charles R. Swibel
Marina City
Chicago Housing Authority
Ronald ©. VanderKovi
University of Ulinois
The Street Skid Row Faces Change After World War II
After World War II economic shifts reduce available work for Skid Row men leading to fewer residents in the redevelopment area. Vocational declines and automation push these men toward nonwork lifestyles as relief centers eye conversion when the era ends. Community leaders note improved sobriety and longer efforts to leave, tied to future uncertainty.
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Ufc
VanderKooi
George Cooper
van derXooi
Cooper
Clarence Laning
Morrison Street
Skid Row
Call Guide Introduces New Directory in Cedar Rapids Area
Phone Book distribution for 103000 new directories starts Tuesday in Cedar Rapids Marion and nearby communities. The Call Guide page highlights local and long distance dialing, Directory Assistance, and a time zone map. By Friday in Blairs Ferry area, new numbers start with a new center on Blairs Ferry Road and operators switch to Directory Assistance from Information.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Blairs Ferry Road
Northwestern Bel
Steve Raps
Raps
Towa
He Went to Sea Stayed By Joe Wing
The piece follows a narrator reflecting on sea lore and career paths from Nebraska, contrasting his own limitations with Carl Bender a high school friend who excels in academics. Carl abandons college plans and enlists in the navy, signaling a shift from local dreams to national service.
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Joe Wing
Associated Press
New York
Nebraska
SS. Navy
Annapolis
Carl Bender
Carl
Miss Mary
University of Nebraska
Omaha
Navy
Colombo magistrate remands man in six marriages swindle case
In Colombo Ceylon Magistrate Colin Men dis remanded Abeynake Banda after charges she married six women in six years two on consecutive days and swindled dowries. The judge said the defendant created history in Ceylon's courts. The case awaits trial. A separate note recalls a naval inquiry about Carl Bender missing and presumed dead July 12, 1945.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Carl
Caribbean
Seaman
Mate
Annapolis
Carl Bender
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Washington
Your Share of Country's Military Property-$1,000
The Defense Department valued the U S military establishment at 202.5 billion dollars after a 7 billion rise tied to inflation and the Vietnam War. Per person this totals about 11 000 dollars with nearly half in weapons and equipment.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Department
U.S
Navy
Air Force
Army
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