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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1947
Page
6
A Joliet reader denounces newly elected commissioners for caving to a civic group and clergy on censorship. The letter warns civil liberties are at stake and calls for protest against witch hunts and pressuring officials.
A Joliet editorial lauds Mr McCabe's stance against a proposed city ordinance dubbed the gap law. The piece argues council pressure would have produced a poor effect on the city and credits the editorial policy with delaying enactment at Monday’s meeting.
Constant Reader argues a minister did not reflect the wider clerical view on censorship. The Spectator’s strong stance might have blocked a measure last Monday, while Joliet press focus on popcorn and fashion risks moral censorship over editorial policy.
Elizabeth Whitmore thanks two colored gentlemen who helped push her stalled car for a block on Cass Street Friday June 13. She expresses gratitude and notes she could not thank them in person.
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