Poverty Pocket Kids Top Joliet School Dropout Problem
Spectator figures show four year dropout rates among Joliet public high school freshmen reach about 46 percent for Negro students in south and northwest areas. The class of 1963 overall dropout rate is 23 percent with Negroes ahead. By 1965 about 60 percent of Negro entrants from 1962 graduated. Counsellors cite lack of success motivation and economic need as key factors.
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Mayor Promotes Shady Practice In Joliet City Hall Row
Mayor Maurice Berlinsky and City Manager Aaron Marsh face scrutiny over a plan to replant shade trees in Joliet parkways after elm disease felled thousands. The memo cites the Open Space and Urban Beautification program with 27 million dollars in federal matching funds. The full details await the next city council meeting.
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Maurice Berlinsky
Aaron Marsh
Joliet
Marsh
Berlinsky
Congress
Feehan Meehan clash tightens Will County party rift
The Will County Republican and Democratic Central Committees trade barbs over loyalty demands and patronage. Republican chair Tom Feehan and Democratic chair Leo Meehan clash as loyalty cards for Demo payrollers spark internal alarm and cross‑party complaints.
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Meehan
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