Brick thefts run a thriving trade in Chicago
In Chicago a clandestine brick economy flourishes as thieves target abandoned buildings for high value bricks. Officials note bricks from the turn of the century remain prized, with covert buyers in Canada, Australia, and wholesalers paying steep prices, while penalties stay light.
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John Hight
Chicago
Hight
Chicago Tribune
Mike Royko
Royko
Canada
Australia
Amish in Lancaster County fear highway cuts through farms
The Lancaster County Amish face a proposed four lane highway costing 100 to 150 million dollars that could sever farms and split church districts. Officials say routes are under study with input from more than 1,000 Amish attendees and a decision due next year with construction unlikely before 1991.
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W. Joseph Campbell
Hartford Courant
Gordonville
Andrew Kinsinger
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
Kinsinger
U.S. 30
Levi Esh Jr
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
John A. Hostetler
John L. Rautzahn
Hostetler
Yale Club opens pool to women with swimsuit rule
The Yale Club in New York allows women to swim in the fifth floor plunge, ending a long era of nude male swimming. All swimmers must wear swimsuits, and renovations funded by higher dues made access possible.
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New York Times
NEW York
Yale
Vanderbilt Avenue
44Th Street
Andrea DaRis
Jonathan Ingham
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Mel Hopkins
Environmental Protection Agency
Bill Adamson
Illinois Brick
Marion Ski & Recreation
7Th Ave
Marion
Yale Club
Ron Nezerka
Midland Partners Realtors
Ron
Midland Partners
Iowa City
Oelwein
Cedar Rapids
Calvin Klein
Wieog
Bsession
Obsession
Calvin Klein Cosmetics Corporation
Westdale
Lindale
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