Fire Dept Adds Bulletproof Domes to Trucks
Philadelphia's fire department will install bulletproof plexiglass domes on 34 hook and ladder trucks to shield timermen at rear controls from snipers and thrown rocks. Deputy Fire Commissioner William J. Eckles called the timerman position "unprotected like a marshmallow on a stick." The piece also notes Thomas A. Edison built a laboratory at age 21 with 300 employees.
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Philadelphia
William J. Eckles
Thomas A. Edison
Housewife seeks curbside tow damages in small claims case
Mrs. John Howie of Carbondale sued Mrs. Marjorie Frields and Miss Verna Russell for 21 dollars over a tow from Bening Square on April 30. Judge Robert Schwartz dismissed against Frields and took Russell’s case under advisement after testimony from Howie, Hendee, Russell, Bening, and others.
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Jim Hatton
Carbondale
John Howie
Glenview Dr
Marjorie Frields
McGinnis
Verna Russell
Bening Real Estate
Small Claims Court
Murphysboro
Robert W. Schwartz
Robert W. Schwartz, Charges Mrs. Frields
Miss Russell
Bening Square
Troy Barrett
Leon S. Minkler
Howie
Cobden
SIU
McCarthy
Bening Complex
McClure
Hendee
George McClure
Kirk
Railroad Relocation Authority
Barrett
Frank Kirk
Leonard Bening
Bening
Schwartz
Groves Named Vice Chairman of Carbondale Plan Commission
City planners in Carbondale elected Bill Groves as vice chairman of the Plan Commission on Wednesday. Groves, a 17 year resident, represents the east side and has served on the zoning committee since joining in 1964. He works for Central Illinois Public Service.
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Bill Groves
Carbondale Plan Commission
Susan Casey
Groves
Plan Commission
Carbondale
Lakeland
Central Illinois Public Service
Stolen Goods Recovered Near Carbondale Residence
A luggage found in the rear yard of Albert Gurka at 422 W Monroe St Carbondale contained three radios a camera and a television set. Michael D Damico of Oxford Hall at 505 S Graham St was named on the luggage and had reported a prior theft to SIU Security Police. William G Walter of Bailey Hall Thompson Point reported a camera light meter and lens valued at $450 stolen from his room over the weekend.
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Albert Gurka
W. Monroe St
Carbondale
Michael D. Damico
Oxford Hall
S. Graham St
Damico
Southern Illinois University
William G. Walter
Bailey Hall
Thompson Point
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Hewitt’s
Karr
Herrin
Hagler’s
Daniel’s
Daniels
Musselman
Daniel
Vegetole
Maxwell House
Lipton Tea
Zestee
Kentucky
Martha White
California
Scott Towels
KOTEX
Braunsweiger
Poona Gac
Thuringer
Pio
Clark
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