School Board pushes faculty integration and multiple programs
Joliet area School District 86 adopts faculty integration as policy to fill vacancies in unintegrated buildings. The district lists 18 programs aimed at upgrading learning levels including Head Start, multi ethnic texts, Project Rapid, remedial reading, in school guidance, tutor networks, staff education, added counselors, resource teachers, smaller class sizes, kindergarten prep, and summer community schooling locally.
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Joliet
School District 86
Joliet City considers Bluff Street site swap for historic bank
The Joliet City Council may exchange 5.5 acres on Bluff Street for the Westphal Bank site to build a combined museum and park. The plan would use Federal aid with Park Board construction and the Will County Historical Society staffing the museum, pending council approval. Seaman Recruit J Gavin begins Navy basic training at Great Lakes.
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Bluff St
Westphal Bank
The
Joliet Park Board
Bank
J. Gavin
Usn
Bonnie M. Gavin
S. Water St
Navy
U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes, Ill
Data Processing Curriculum at Joliet Junior College
Joliet Junior College will offer a two year Data Processing program starting September funded through the National Defense Education Act. Intro to Data Processing and Punched Card Data Processing Equipments will be taught with an IBM 1440 computer and IBM punched card equipment. Eugene Small, coordinator and instructor, is a former Chicago Police Department methods analyst and IBM instructor.
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Eugene Small
Joliet Junior College
IBM
Ronald Holzer
Georgia Wood
National Defense Education Act
JJC
Small
Chicago
IBM Corp
University of Illinois
Urbana
Allostate Insurance Co
Skokie
Janice
Jimmy
David
Officials Plan Sewer Sniffing to Find Park Contamination
Joliet officials and Will County Health Department will conduct a sewer sniffing expedition led by Park Superintendent Sam Basan to locate sewage outlets fouling West Park and Highland Park. The effort aims to identify legal sources of by passes at lift stations and Ridgewood area pollution, with talks of installing sanitary sewers to stop the flow into public park lands. Cash prizes totaling 900 and a chance to audition for a national talent show are offered at Illinois State Fair Young America Fair in Springfield August 13 to 22.
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West Park
Highland Park
Sam Basan
Will County Health Department
Health Department
Joliet City
Midland Ave
Springfield
Joliet Council Skirts Controversy Over Mother's Lounge Issue
Joliet City Council dodged a heated debate on whether Mother’s Lounge owner Robert Martin violated law or faced harassment claims. The panel voted 4-2 for a private session, amid public interest and police presence. The meeting also tangled bids for No. 1 Fire Station property between John Samios and Frank Gospodaric, with no rebid or final award decided.
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Robert Martin
Joliet
John Samios
Plaza Hotel
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Illinois
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Carnaghi Oil Co
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Will County Historical Society
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William Wilson
Sam Chuk
Chuk
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Gospodaric
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