Crawford Ave Repairs Move Through Preliminary Stages
Crawford Avenue from 127th to 159th streets faces long delays as design work clears reviews. Officials expect no construction before mid 1977 with relocation, widening, and a median planned in the Midlothian Markham stretch. Right of way purchases hinge on FHA approval and multiple appraisals, with condemnation possible if offers are rejected.
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Crawford Avenue
127Th
159Th
Cook County
Midlothian-Markham
Crawford
Federal Highway Administration
FHA
Bob Hedrick
County Highway Department
Environmental and Project Control Division
Hedrick
Park Commissioners Withhold Funds for Park Center Painting
Park commissioners voted 4-1 to withhold about 5000 for painting at the Midlothian park district recreation center at 145th and Kostner after dissatisfaction with a one coat finish. A panel of painters and an engineer was proposed to inspect and ensure completion, with ongoing work observed on site and possible delay to the December dedication.
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Midlothian Park District
145Th
Kostner
Park Board
Park Commissioners
Audie Moore
Moore
Don Preston
Harry Koca
Park District
Koca
Preston
Man’s Unwritten Laws and the 53rd Week Warranty
Sports writer Bob Paszczyk notes a playful rule about a household appliance failing in the 53rd week of a one year warranty. The column appears on Off the Beat, Page 10.
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Bob Paszczyk
TCC Administrators Receive Pay Raise
Thornton Community College approved an administrative salary schedule granting a $1,776 raise to most administrators. The raise mirrors the faculty increase of $1,324, prorated to 48 weeks for administrators, plus a $800 permanent increment and a $976 one time stipend. Division directors use a 38 week basis, totaling $1,406. Judith Price earns on a 41 week schedule with a percentage of the faculty raise, while base admin pay ranges from $12,800 to $28,200. The board also discussed extending President Ivey’s contract, retroactive to July 1975, with a two or three year term.
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Thornton Community College
Patricia Duncker
TCC
Judith Price
Ivey
Marevich
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Crawford Ave
Illinois Department of Transportation
IDOT
Cook County Highway Department
Noel Terrey
Crestwood
Craig Camp
Center Painting
Richard Burke
Burke
Star [Tribune Today
Virgil I
Gus) Grissom
Angel Street
Lifestyles
Sandburg
Bob Hicks
Tom Graves
Seeeuuete
Mike Downey
Eeearenae
Ee Entertainment
Oeua
Eeee Aeenvtsenene Society
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