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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1965
Page
4
Police captain Orville Belfield known as Ozzie died suddenly at 50 on August 19 after complaints of indigestion. The longtime traffic planner and public relations figure helped with the parking commission and city hall police services. His family, colleagues, and community mourn a dedicated public servant.
The column muses on past and present youth types from Clark Gable to Betty Grable, critiques modern imitation and the Morganfield camp failure, and suggests apprenticeship work programs as a solution. It ends with a sidelong take on NASA's Gemini Five flight and the space program.
The author rails at political rhetoric about national safety and war, contrasting collective action with individual responsibility. He mocks federal speed limits, governance by slogans, and the transition from we to they when trouble arises, ending with a call that Fred nearly hit the nail on the head.
In a letter to the editor a reader criticizes the Bluff Street and West Park areas for ongoing weed overgrowth under a Land Clearance Commission policy of planned neglect. They fault both the Commission and city officials for pollution concerns and question the Health Department’s role, commending the Spectator for pushing better governance.
A columnist proposes a portable electronic device to halt engines of speeding cars for 10 minutes, instead of using state police cars with monitoring eyes. The plan aims to reduce wrecks and save money, but public support is minimal, with only one favorable letter.
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