Comerford Urges City to Curb Spending as Weather Halts Projects
West Jefferson street blacktopping and Idylside work delayed by weather. City Comptroller Comerford warns of a financial crisis from soaring expenditures and reliance on state sales tax revenue. He proposes curbing small capital requests and considers tax and referendum options to balance funds.
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West Jefferson Street
Chester B. Lewis
Lewis
Stryker Avenue
Campbell Street
Bernard Prola
Castle and Stapleton
Black Road
Plainfield Road
George Comerford
William H. Wilson
Ted Flint
Edward J. Daniel
Flint
Wilson
Daniel
Comerford
Housing Authority
Ladisloe Segoe and Associates
Hickory Creek
Hickory
Spring Creeks
Joliet Memorial Stadium
Finance Committee
Argonne Laboratory Seeks 8 Million Dollar Budget Boost
The Argonne National Laboratory near Lemont wins Senate Atomic Energy committee approval for nearly $8 million in the new fiscal year. Planned spending includes $1.4 million for a hot chemistry lab, $1 million for research and the engineering reactor, and $2.5 million for the accelerator pending House and Senate approval.
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Argonne National Laboratory
Lemont
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
House
Police and shoplifting team chase ends in arrests in Joliet
Joliet police captured Rosa Lee Stokes and Willis Pittman after a four block pursuit triggered by store manager John Schaleger at Lytton's Store 112 N Chicago St. Det. Bernard McGann Lt Donald Roe and Officer Richard Todorovich led the chase. Todorovich arrested the couple as they attempted to flee in a 1958 car. Stokes later rammed a parked car and damaged property before crashing into a gas pump at Jack Knorr service station. A foot locker and barrack bag were found in the trunk.
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Joliet
Rosa Lee Stokes
Willis Pittman
St. Louis
John Schaleger
Lytton’s
Chicago Street
Bernard McGann
Donald Roe
Ficer
Richard Todorovich
Boe
McGann
Todorovich
Chicago
Cass
Webster
Schaleger
Mrs. Stokes
Jack Knorr
Jerome Kren
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