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Quad-City Times from Davenport, Iowa • 18

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Quad-City Timesi
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Davenport, Iowa
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18
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18 Friday, Dec. 9, 1966 TIMES-DEMOCRAT Davenport Bettendorf, Iowa 18 9 Construction Inquiry Set For College eiteri Petersen Harned Von Maur on the sign of a Merry Christmas Lowest rates ever are now in effect on many Long Distance calls. You can enjoy a pleasant family chat at reduced rates all day on both Saturday and Sunday! This weekend catch up on family news by Long Distance. It's the next best thing to being there. Lower rates all day Saturday I You can make a 3-minute station-to-station call to anywhere in the continental United States (except Alaska) for $1.50 or less' all day Saturday to 8 p.m.

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SPRINGFIELD, 111. (UPI) Gov. Otto Kerner named a three-man committee Thursday to investigate allegations of faulty construction at Eastern Illinois Universiy, Charleston. Kerner appointed Philip Will, Chicago, chairman of the Illinois 'Council of the American Institute of Architects; Walter E. Hanson, Springfield, a member of the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers, and Leonard J.

Graff, Chicago, a member of the Associated General Contractors of Illinois. The governor had asked each of the three organizations to nominate a member for the committee. "An objective investigation must be made to determine whether there is evidence to substantiate the allegations," Kerner said in a letter to the three-man com mittee. "I would very much appreciate your assuming this responsibility to assist state government in determining whether the contracts were, fact, executed according to proper plans," Kerner said. The governor suggested the special committee contact Rep.

James P. Loukas, D-Chi-cago, and Sen. Richard R. Larson, R-Galesburg, to review their report to the legislative audit commission. Loukas and Larson, named by the commission to investigate, reported a number of allegations including of construction without necessary ironwork, use of below standard concrete, hazardous leaking of shower drains into electric wiring and drafting of specifications to require use of specific brands of products." North western 3ell mm Ay- 11 01 a HI Expressway Route Revealed By State 6 9 urn the south, interchanging with interstate 55 at the Hazel Dell road south of Springfield.

The proposed route would continue on a line parallel to U.S. 36 to the south of River-ton, Buffalo and Niantic, then northeast to intersect with the Champaign-Decatur expressway at U.S. 51 north of Decatur, Lorenz said. Read And Use The Want Ads SPRINGFIELD, 111. (UPI) The Division of Highways Thursday distributed plans for the proposed- location of the state's recommended central Illinois expressway, public works director Francis S.

Lorenz said. The proposed location would cross theMississippi River one to two miles north north of U.S. 36 bridge at Hannibal, and extend to the Decatur area, he said. The location would continue east from the river crossing, "4 ft HOOVER etergen passing north of Kinderhook, Barry and Pittsfield. It wuld bypass Jacksonville on the southeast and continue east passing about one mile north of Alexander, New Berlin and Curran.

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The Illinois Board of Higher Education must approve the board's action. University of Illinois President David D. Henry said the proposed center would be "primarily orientated toward general research problems in urban affairs serving to relate the University of Illinois In Chicago to metropolitan Chicago and to the entire state in a comprehensive way." Scrubs, polishes, waxes, buffs Buffing pads included 1 year guarantee 95 $1995 1 SHOP TIL p.m. $159 only 'only Name Address City State PImm add your itat'i lalei tax Houitwarw, Fttirian'i Second Floor.

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