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Newspaper
Forest Park World
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1978
Page
7
Lighthearted column laments January's darkness and bills while celebrating stubborn runners in parkas and the biting season. It notes post holiday sales gone, taxes arriving, and the groundhog's silence on longer winters.
American Field Service seeks families to host a high school student for the 1978 79 school year. Host families chosen from applications by February 15. AFS links 2,800 school systems with students from 60 countries. For information contact Beth Robinson after 5 p.m. at 386 7659.
The HUD decision derails a Forest Avenue highrise plan as opponents claim confidential sources warned of trouble weeks earlier. Plan commissioners, including Claudette Zobel and Thomas Gerfin, push cost analyses showing financing and operating expenses would push rents out of reach, while Merrill cites understated costs. HUD offered 70 percent insurance for a 19 million loan, far below investors’ 90 percent target, effectively rejecting the project.
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