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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1960
Page
2
Gov William Stratton will arrive Friday by rented helicopter for a Will County stop tour and will skip Joliet choosing Rockdale as his nearest stop. Rep Warren Wood said Stratton will appear in Joliet later, with other explanations offered for avoiding the city ahead of the election.
Judge James V. Bartley dismissed a suit that would have forced Will County to set a precinct registration day. The Will County Board of Supervisors reversed an August 29 vote and set Saturday September 24 as the registration date, with defendants taxed about 20 dollars in costs.
Twenty leading specialists in ammunition production equipment gather at Joliet Arsenal to plan improved equipment use for current and future ammunition needs. Representatives from the Army Navy and private industry join speakers from the Ordnance Ammunition Command and facilities Crane Indiana Picatinny Arsenal New Jersey and contractors.
The board approved five new teachers including Dorothy Gessing for part time kindergarten at 2500 dollars Sally Korst for educable mentally handicapped at 900 plus 300 Jim McGee at 5500 Kathryn Jackson at 5300 and Irene Menietti at 4900. salary boosts went to Elmer Wilhelm Lewis Pemberton and William Stout for attendance work. resignations were accepted for Leitzell Frankhouser Bubnack and Goodman and leave of absence granted to Marvel Fralich while Joseph J Furlan was hired as custodian.
A training school organized by the division of Christian education of the Will County Council of Churches will start Tuesday Sept. 27 at the Ottawa Street Methodist church Joliet. The program runs five consecutive Tuesday evenings from 7 30 to 9 30 with courses on child understanding youth work visual aids and drama and art. The administrative staff includes Rev Alden Welch Mrs Will H Sharpe Mrs Edwund Elias along with Mrs Wayne Thomas and Mrs John Holmes.
The League of Women Voters Joliet will support the Sept 24 school tax and bond issue after reviewing details in a board meeting led by president Mrs Clifford Williams. The group has long advocated school issues and supported district unification and building programs through past tax increases and school expansions.
President Eisenhower plans a one day New York UN appearance to preempt Khrushchev's said remarks. Russia denounces Hammarskjold as tool of Western interests and accuses the United States of subverting the Congo. Two US B 47s collide off Ireland. one plane lands safely, the other crew lost at sea. In Chicago, White Sox setback as they lose to Washington 6 2. KC beats NY 2 1 and Baltimore outlasts Detroit 11 10.
Joliet West and Downtown Kiwanis clubs launch a three day peanut sale to raise funds for bringing foreign exchange students to Joliet Township High School for a year. Each student costs about 650 dollars. 150 volunteers participate across downtown and shopping center posts to support the program.
Illinois Bell Telephone Co will trench about 8492 feet along Route 52 from Memorial Stadium to U.S. 66 to install underground cable for west Joliet area and Shorewood. The project lasts seven weeks with 57 252 conduit feet and ten new manholes for future access.
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