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HARBOR fter 26
ye r of rvice city Fire hief John
Billup Sr., retired July tho
Bill up or' in lIy from Alberd en
i . ippi moved to the Benton H rbor
e in 1951 fter gr du ting from
Shivers High hool.
Although h employed t Auto
S i liti for year he choo
fire fi hting hi career.
I n recent intervie Billups noted,
h mo d n erou fire I fought dur­
in my c r r ere hou fires. You
ne er ne if the floor ould coli pse
or I remember a building almost
clip - n on me once durin my line
duty:'
He beli es in order for nyon to
be me ucc ful fire fighter h or
h mu t be bl to symp thize ith th
vi tim ..
id, 'There will never be
replacement for him. He will be mi d.
and we wish him ell. t
Billup attended Lake Michigan Col-
lege graduating in 1980 ith n a iate
degree in Applied Science. He al
ttended Officer Tr ining School at
the University of Mi big n in 196.
a Fire Inspectors Conferen e at Michi­
gan S te University in 1971, and
numerou conference and seminar .
Billup i m rri d to the former
rlene Hale, I of Alberdeen. The
couple h ve ton - John Jr. of
Te and Bern rd of Benton Harb r,
and four grandchildren. Billups mother.
Su j Billup till live in Iberdeen.
His f ther Fr n Billups i deceased.
The coup e r ide t 942 Ogden.
ith the
ly
ill
ant onl .
re that
off the bloomin
city,
n thumb.
ntc n i .hi an and our Pre kline
t Ice, Than
Cri
The Benton Harbor rime Preventi n
Unit will venture out int another area
in the Crime Prevent' n Field, ccording
to AI dwards, consult nt .
On Saturday, July 16, at 11 a.m.
promptly, at Beautiful G te Baptist
hurch, 09 Territ rial Road repre n­
tative fr m ea h BI Club nd eigh­
borh d t h roups have been invited
for a re rganiz tion meetin to re t b­
li h a Crime D terren e Council.
'It i in hope that thi rganizati n
will id the rime Pre enti n mt 10
future pr r III and at the m time
provide the nece ry feedb that i
needed in pr ram planning,' id
dw rd. • It will provide all f th OT-
ganizati ns with curr nt pro re nd
various pitfall that has tran pir d in
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the inplementati n of their r p -ti,
pr m. hile e are mainl inter t-
ed in the Crime Preventi nap -t and it
related pr blem. e can tl er
dvant es th t thi en-
counter."
Th oun il ill rr rd the
Prevention
cation to
borh d
the Crime
B TO H RBOR - The B rricn
ann un - the 4-H ini
tt be held h re i
mm n
n
n grl lip
all it h
in inter t ," U JIU
App reci a es
coverag e
Th 11 ou
that
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that
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the