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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1965
Page
4
Week-long observance January 24 through 30 highlights Teenagers forming real producing companies. They elect officers sell stock buy materials set budgets balance sheets and reports to stockholders, learning by doing to shape future economic attitudes.
Finance Facts predicts no recession in 1965 with growth in the first half followed by slowdown or leveling. GNP is projected near 656 billion, up from 623.3 in 1964, with consumer spending rising 22 billion, business investment 5 billion higher, and government spending 6 billion higher. Real growth may be around 3.5 percent in 1965 versus about 4.5 percent in 1964.
Chuck Bobo discusses censorship of James Baldwin Another Country and argues against book banning. He questions the logic of selective offensiveness, then covers population growth education funding and the need for new job skills, citing Illinois Education Assn and Lewis College reforms. Peters to lead concert at Furman University.
Generational snapshots from Joliet outline 35, 25, 20 and 10 years ago. Louis Rubens toured Tokyo and posed with Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, while $5,000 funded snow removal and streetcar upkeep. Taxpayers could pay back taxes in installments to avoid penalties. Emmett McGuire sought a Democratic delegation post amid salvage fat drive plans. Vance Cummins played Senator Gott Rocks in Kiwanis show as fire crews battled two frigid-house blazes.
Rep. John N. Erlenborn announces a new public congressional office at 108 N Main Wheaton. The office will be open Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm for inquiries regarding matters before Congress.
A reader argues that Kerr Mills substitutes for health insurance fail the sick and poor. He cites high costs and limited eligibility, urging private insurance and Medicare through Social Security as the better model.
The Supertator Joliet's Illustrated Newspaper announces a 1964 publication by publisher Wm. M. Johnson.
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