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PAGE 8 - PI.AINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, MAY II, 1983 (Top left) Spectators sign their names to the white piece of steel prior to the topping out ceremony held last Thur­ sday at the building site of the new Northern Illinois Medical Center on Rt. 31, near Bull Valley road. (Center left) M. David Cain, president of the hospital board of directors glan­ ces toward the beam as he addresses the crowd. (Center right) Old Glory flows in the breeze as she leads the beam skyward. (Top right) The crowd views the topping out as the beam is lowered to its proper position. (Bottom right) The gleaming white, autographed beam stands out against ;' ""the rustic beams as workmen prepare to set it in place. Full story on page 1. STAFF PHOTOS/WAYNE GAYLORD