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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1965
Page
4
A promotional message urges support for the March of Dimes to combat birth defects as polio was defeated by vaccines. It notes 250000 annual birth defects and highlights existing medical centers and research funding driving treatment advances toward erasing birth defects from the roster of solvable diseases.
The Joliet Commission on Human Relations reviews 1963 1964 activities highlighting housing education and employment ties and urges broad civic involvement to end segregation costs. It weighs polygraph use in employment and notes Census seeks home help vacancy data while offering After a Coronary booklets from the Illinois Heart Association.
City leaders announce Jon B Anderson elected Rainbow Boy Scout council finance chair. Heggie Simples boiler work at Lockport High School will be moved by Joliet Warehouse and Transfer Co. Plans for President's Birthday Ball in Joliet and funding split for infantile paralysis fight discussed.
The Nurses' Alumnae Association of Silver Cross Hospital will hear a program on licensed practical nurses at 8 p.m. Tuesday January 19 in the nurses home. Members of the Class of 1964 under chairwoman Carol Harmaning will hostesses.
A reader argues for a five member city board with an advisory property owner group to approve redevelopment plans. They warn against displacement of Negro homes and stress landlord neglect and required repairs, urging tenant protections and tenant input before projects proceed. The letter cites Bluff Street and calls for property owners to have a say without dictation to tenants.
Joliet Jaycees announce a tree planting project in Joliet Illinois noting 102 shade trees were planted for residents this fall. The letter from Joseph A Hoffman praises the effort and mentions Dutch Elm disease losses and ongoing work to beautify Joliet streets.
Joliet City Council member responds to Dec issue report accusing him of planning to seize Negro homes. He clarifies support for a new public agency to manage the South Side Rehabilitation, identifies the proposed body as a Conservation Board akin to a Land Clearance Commission, and urges readers to check facts.
Under the Lockport Federation of Teachers Local 1291, a Freedom of Speech Defense Fund supports Marvin L. Pickering, a Lockport East High science teacher dismissed by the Lockport school board for a letter criticizing district policies. Continued on Page 11.
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