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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1965
Page
4
In a call to curb highway deaths the author argues for a mechanical 50 mph speed limit to replace current limits. He claims slower cars would reduce fatalities, police workload, and insurance costs while boosting mass transit, and invites reader response.
A comic column recounts a farm visit with Barney Honeycart and a rural view of TV ads and lobbyist ethics. It lampoons big papers chasing bribes while praising plain folks, with a sidelong tale of Fred the key tapper and a shingles mishap gone awry.
Readers urge action at the Richards Street and Mills Road corner after near serious crashes. They call for a stop light or failing that a street light and warning sign a hundred feet ahead to ensure drivers stop. The writers say tragedy only then awakens complacent drivers.
A reader thanks Mr Berk Mr O Neil and Dr DeWitt and others who organized a public meeting on the Joliet Junior College tax levy. The letter calls for more informal meetings with both sides presenting views, arguing open board meetings may not serve the public.
Joliet City Council heard Aaron Marsh acknowledge some streets were not properly repaired after work. Council member Ned Grabavoy had raised citizen complaints. Marsh said the issues would be corrected in future projects, reflecting the council-manager system’s goal of accountability.
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