Federal Land Bank to Build Office in Local Permit Move
The Federal Land Bank Association at 118 W. Main St. received a city building permit for a $125,000 office on Illinois 47 south of Saratoga School, with a $187.50 fee. The 20 foot high structure measures 56 by 128 feet. Additional permits issued include 15 others by Morris Building and Zonih Officer Wilfred Dix and numerous residential projects with fees reported for homes, additions, fences, and a sign.
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Federal Land Bank Association
W. Main St
Illinois 47
Saratoga School
Morris Building
Zonih
Wilfred Dix
Roy Kjellesvik
Douglas St
Benton St
Dean Devine
Bruce St
Second Ave
Morris
Montreal beef ban shifts diners to salads and fish
Montrealers, long marketed as gourmet, abandon beef after a police inquiry found putrid meat sold to several firms. Expo 67 amid the scare, yet officials insist most Quebec meat passes federal inspection. Residents, including restaurateurs like Apostolos Zavitsanos, report sharp drops in beef demand and a switch to salads, eggs, chicken and fish. No deaths linked to the meat scare.
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Montreal
UPI
Zavitsanos
Quebec Police Commission
Meat Packers Council of Canada
Canada
Quebec
Roland Soucy
Eastern Canada Field Services
Man kills wife during embrace in Chicago
Police say Douglas Berrend fatally shot his estranged wife Cora Berrend after ambushing her near her workplace. He then shot himself but survived in critical condition. Investigators note divorce filings two weeks prior and the couple’s confrontation near Grand Avenue and Merchandise Mart.
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Chicago
UPI
Cora Berrend
Henrotin Hospital
Douglas Berrend
Nick Schuler
Berrend
Grand Avenue
Merchandise Mart
Schuler
Douglas
May auto sales trim unsold stock. production to stay steady
UPI reports May auto sales fell 21 percent but rose 17 percent from April as production neared a yearly high. The industry aims for 623000 cars in May with about 68 days of supply and ongoing plant runs. Chrysler GM and AMC extend full-plant operation. Chrysler reduces long-term layoffs by 1050 workers to 35700.
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Detroit
UPI
Automotive News
General Motors
Chrysler
American Motors
HUD error wipes out purchaser’s dream home
Chicago resident Bill Villavasso lost his HUD home when a breakdown in communications between HUD and city led to demolition. HUD promised to offer a comparable property at a favorable price and waive bidding, with Villavasso potentially paying as little as one dollar. The error followed a court demolition decree that HUD says it learned of too late.
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Chicago
UPI
Bill Villavasso
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Villavasso
Waner
Joseph Fitzgerald Jr
JJC Expands Library and Media Courses This Fall
Joliet Junior College adds three new full courses in photography television and audio starting this fall to expand training for library and media aides. The program includes regular associate degree and certificate options plus specialized certificates in library media fields. Contact Paul Goldman at 729 9020 extension 385 for details.
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JJC
Joliet Junior College
Paul Goldman
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Richard Schweickert
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Armstrong St
James Walton
Liberty St
Mary Roe
E. Washington St
Ralph Vanden
George St
Dorothy Errietta
Wauponsee St
van Taylor
Tim Princiville
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J. D. Kesman
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Apostolos Zavitsanos
Le-Jac’s
Green Street
Ottawa
Ottawa, Ill
the Town Crier
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Rick Weston
BIG Jim & the Moonshiners
Mazon
Grand Ridge Road
Prairie Lake Lodge
Marseilles
Minooka
Minooka Lions Club
Minooka High School
Chuck Norfolk
Lions Club
Ronald Lehman
Vicki Rickman
Jeanne Weildenbach
Clara Standley
Joan Thorsen
Linda Pehike
Michele Roberts
Rhonda Ritenour
Judy Heap
Carlita Hamner
Thonda Simmons
Lynn Hoyland
Linda Tweet
Holly Kovel
Kathleen Brannick
Barbera Crenshaw
Sue Stratz
Joseph Mills
John Wagner
Chuck Stroud
Janet Hentze
John Stirniman
Mike Pierce
Charles Norfolk
AMC
Ford
Grundy County
Veterans OF
John Martin Steele
Jay Mars Orchestra
Roth's Bakery
VFW Club
American Legion
Washington
Baiz
Jaye
Bedford Road
Carbon Hill
Raleigh Miller Orchestra
Mars
Charles Bronson ix
Morris Theatre
Clint Eastwood
Dirty Harry
Harry
Magnum
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