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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1965
Page
4
Citizens discuss a proposed Joliet School plan to fix deteriorating buildings overcrowding and shortages. The Citizens Advisory Committee led by Shale Baskin affirms the diagnosis and proposes a cure with an election planned for late February. The editorial urges public consideration and approval.
City records show the historic millstone embedded in the Joliet library sidewalk was dug up and stored in a city garage awaiting display in a new museum approved by the Will County Historical Society. The piece sparked a local history inquiry and neighborhood curiosity.
A Manningdale disaster note expresses gratitude to Mayor Berlinsky the Red Cross Civil Defense Joliet Grade School Board Salvation Army and several local officials and volunteers who aided victims. It mentions utility workers housing authority supervisors public aid PTA members and architects involved in relocating displaced persons and relocating a stone to Bluff Street when feasible.
Residents track the missing millstone once at the Public Library corner. Art Lieberman stated his clients missed it and pushed for relocation during sidewalk repairs. City Manager Aaron Marsh ordered the stone stored in the Central Service Warehouse for safekeeping.
A reader touts Chuck Percy as an impressive Republican candidate for the Senate. They recall his ambitions for governor of Illinois and his vow to scrap Chicago voting machines amid alleged cheating.
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