Housing Bias Hearings Stir Joliet City Hall Debate
The Joliet committee debates two ordinances on housing bias with one proposing penalties and the other giving the commission hearing powers. Will County Realtors oppose the measures claiming they target brokers and would not apply to all sales. NAACP member Ray Bolden pushes for a legal tool to curb discrimination while stressing open market rights.
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Man Relations Commission
Ray Bolden
NAACP
Will County Police Administrators Elect 1966 Officers
The Will County Police Administrators Association elected officers for 1966. Joliet Chief Henry W. Schelling was named president succeeding Captain Robert Georgontas of the Illinois State Police. Other officers include Romeoville Chief Robert Cepisan secretary treasurer Crest Hill Chief Theodore Linich first vice president Park Forest Chief William Hamby second vice president and Crete Chief James Bennett third vice president. The meeting featured debate on a proposed ordinance about real estate rights and desegregation. The vote on the ordinance was postponed to January 18.
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Will County Police Administrators Association
Henry W. Schelling
Joliet
Robert Georgontas
Illinois State Police
Romeoville
Robert Cepisan
Crest Hill
Theodore Linich
Park Forest
William Hamby
Crete
James Bennett
JAAP Builds Unit for Rid TNT Wastes
Col Robert G McCall of Edgewood Arsenal described the JAAP disposal unit as capable of eliminating red water waste from TNT. The system evaporates TNT residue, addressing historical pollution of local streams during WWII and the Korean Emergency. Army experts are monitoring JAAP air and water to detect potential pollution.
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JAAP
Robert G. McCall
Edgewood
Army
APSA
Lockport East High Offers Adult Education Courses
Lockport Township East High School will begin offering adult education courses on January 11 1966. The program features math secretarial art ship mechanics English Driver Training Public Speaking Reading sewing swimming and contract bridge. First session classes meet Tuesday evenings from 7 30 to 9 30 with tuition of 12 dollars per course plus 1 dollar registration.
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Lockport Township East
Seniors Nominated For Woodrow Wilson Fellowships
Michael Hamlin of Hickory headlines a list of 32 college seniors nominated for Woodrow Wilson Fellowships for graduate study in 1966 67. The fellowships include a basic 1800 dollar stipend plus family allowances and full tuition for one year at the recipient’s chosen university. Six Know seniors were also named in the nomination batch.
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Michael ‘ Hamlin
Hickory
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John Weitendorf
Will County Board of Realtors
Realtors Code of Ethics
Weitendorf
Norman Grew
Maurice Berlinsky
Grew
Jonathon Simpson
Pat Fahey
Vietnam
Ned Grabavoy
Eby Brown Co. of
W. van Buren St
A. B. Dick
LaFayette St.hone
Bohemian Brewing Co
Collins Street
McCall
Lockport
Wilson Grant
The
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Santa Claus
Chuck Peyla
John Ruva George Stefan
Bill Hibner
Lou Peyla Eimer
Grohne
Dick Cheadle
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