City Council Approves 1960 Budget with Potential Tax Revenue
After a lengthy session the council adopted the 1960 appropriation ordinance and noted possible extra funds of 5.74 million plus a new utility tax yielding about 400 thousand annually. Union members warned of a potential strike amid wage disputes, with talks scheduled in executive session and a conciliator present.
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Rohlt
Rohlf
William H Wilson
Wilson
Paul Friedrich
James C. Bell
John R. Barney
Maurice Berlinsky
J. Walter Lowrey
Rohif
Bell
Joliet Hires New Traffic Engineer to Tackle City Problems
Joseph H. Wozniak, 27, of Oak Park and Chicago’s Bureau of Traffic, begins duties April 1 to study Joliet’s traffic chaos. He will assess street painting and parking-meter areas while prioritizing pedestrian safety and lane discipline amid heavy downtown congestion.
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Joliet
Joseph H. Wozniak
Oak Park
Chicago
Bureau of Traffic
Rohlf
Delay cab stand move for hearing in Chicago
The shift of the Yellow Cab Co stand from the northeast to the southeast corner of Chicago and Jefferson Sts was delayed by the city council at the request of Councilman J Walter Lowrey. He cited complaints and suggested a hearing before proceeding.
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Yellow Cab Co
Chicago and
Jefferson Sts
J. Walter Lowrey
Lowrey
Three Riverside women found slain in Starved Rock cave
A nationwide hunt in northern Illinois seeks the killers of three Riverside women whose bodies were discovered Wednesday in Starved Rock State Park near Ottawa. Police call the crime a sex murder with multiple assailants who dragged the victims into the cave.
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Northern
Illlinois
Riverside
Starved Rock State Park
Ottawa
St. Louis Canyon
Frances Murphy
Robert W. Murphy
Borg-Warner Corp
Mildred Lindquist
Robert Lindquist
Cago Bank
Lillian Oetting
George H. Oetting
Illinois Bell
William H. Morris
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Municipal Employes Union
Tiny) Groeteke
Springfield
Reginald Kaveney
Jack Rohlf
Kaveney
George Batson
James Chully
Paul Brumund
Groeteke
Brumund
George O'Reilly
Carson
St. Patrick's Day
Colleens
Colleen
Georgeen
Maureen
Wozniak
LaSalle County
Atty
Harland Warren
Morris
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