Austin News, The (Newspaper) - April 3, 1968, Chicago, Illinois Irene Does am Announcement by President Johnson that he would not seek or accept the Democratic nation for re-election stunned the nation Bui 11 didn't come as a snock to Chicago's noted psychic Irene F Hughes or to Publications readers of hei weekly col- umn Irene In her column of March 20 1968 Mrs Hughes wrote It is my psychic impression I have stated a number of Mr Johnson will soon announce that he will not run for re-election Not only did Irene predict he would not be a candidate for the office but she pinpointed that the fact that he himself would make the announcement soon The announcement that came as a bombshell to Americans with the exception of those close to the President came Sunday night less than two weeks after the prediction was published in Community Publications newspapers Almost as surprising in his sion and radio report to the nation was his announcement of a halt in U S bombing of most of North Vietnam Here again Mrs Hughes proved her powers of extrasensory perception when in her column of Jan It is my prediction that President Lyndon B Johnson will make a dramatic and amazing statement concerning the Viet Nam war in late April or early May It win center around an all-out effort for peace and his views will seem to have changed concerning the war in that area President Johnson's dramatic statement of the immediate halt in the bombing broadcast Sunday came several weeks earlier than the date stated by the prediction was one of amazing accuracy just as was the prediction that Mr Johnson would announce he will not run for re-election Mrs Hughes was asked in a telephone inter- view Monday morning to comment on the presidential race now thrown into chaos by Mr Johnson's decision not to run She said Another Democratic candidate will come out the end of April and will be strongly the picture Did she think that Vice President Hubert H be a candidate I feel that Mr Humphrey will say no to being slated as a was Mrs answer President Johnson's visit to Chicago Monday on the heels of his Sunday announcement may have been to discuss with Mayor Richard ey the possibility of moving the Democratic convention to a place other than Chicago said Irene Should the convention site be changed it would be to a city or town further north Chicago poses many problems as the tion city she said This will be the most unusual presidential election since Lincoln's I have said many times before The election could be thrown into the House of Representatives still am convinced that a Re- publican will be concluded the mous psychic THE AUSTIN NEWS VOL 29 NO 4 4906 W CHICAGO WEDNESDAY APRIL 3 1968 This Issue Consists of Two Pages First Day Out fishing season opened Monday and Mike boxes and spinning rods stocking up on 15 5008 Augusta Mike Optie 16 1000 N worms and hiking to Columbus Park Boys and Ronald Stark 15 1021 N report they caught ten fish but didn't say if laire lose no time in breaking out tackle all were keepers Willing Willie Chicago's Oldest Neighborhood Answer Man fter 20 years Willing Willie the first regular feature my Chicago devoted to answering s and solving complaints of readers moves to the oit page are invited to send questions and c problems thk need to be tackled to Willing Willie imunity Publications 4906 W Chicago ave 111 60651 hin a space of five minutes last Thursday Willie received calls the same complaint Seems a car at North and Mason is causing a First caller said she was driving east on North jig may not be the right word Creeping is more like said took me 22 minutes to go just a few blocks At first I night there was an accident up ahead but when we got to tson I discovered the cause The cars were turning into son and then to an alley that led to the car wash Also it s impossible to park even where there are meters because se cars headed for the wash were hugging the curb caller said she saw a man almost get crushed ween two cars he attempted to cross the street The line was stopped waiting to inch forward toward the wash the man stepped between two cars Suddenly the line to move again This is really a dangerous situation Willie put a call in to Sgt Arthur Ferando Austin district immunity services officer The ever helpful sergeant re- Wed that similar beefs regarding the car wash had been fie at the station We've got traffic control working on Sgt Ferando said and should have the problem out real soon in't there something that can be done about the teenager constantly hang around in front of our house The profane is awful and some of the kids have gone so far as to nasty words on the white on our from asking the kids politely to leave the best of action for yon is to call PO An area police icer told Willie we can't impress on people enough that a fl to this number is best thing they can do Our job is not ily crime prevention and i but also the protection people If the situation is bad enough and merits it D L n be assured that a patrol will be placed on that area most around the clock know the Mayor's Commission on Human Relations is open usual hours five days a week But what about an icy that might arise on the weekends holidays or at there any place we can get help during non-working T rhe commission informs us they have a which is f operation seven days a week 24 hours a day The number f i A commission spokesman said that in normal hours experts are available at to advise and I on complaints charging a denial of equal rights in matters housing employment schools and hospitals and civil f My husband will be retiring soon and we are considering an old farmhouse we plan to repair and remodel But what's bugging me excuse the pun is how can be sure the house is not termite infected of us Id recognize a termite if we saw P R L irst have the house inspected by a dependable company advises Stanley entomologist bug expert of the United of Illinois cooperative extension ervice 10 N Lasalle Check to see that the yon choose is a member of the Illinois Pest association Members of are established firms adequate financial responsibility and use the and techniques If the house has termites control If the pests must be done by a qualified exterminator as use chemical requires special knowledge and equipment e to keep up with what's going on in my neighborhood will you please satisfy my curiosity about why the ng next door to the Leamington Market Chicago and was torn Is a new building going up or Jhe lot be used as a parking L called Gus Casaccio owner of Leamington Market liho said the building at 5121 Chicago containing a store and above was wrecked to make room for a new addition to tie Market This will enable Leamington to expand the store o provide better service said Gus and to greatly enlarge its lakery and frozen food departments To Discuss Top School Problems Parents will assemble at Follette park fieldhouse 1331 N Laramie on April 10 to learn how they can help with the No 1 educational problem of Chicago school general lag in reading ment The school system has en us fantastic cooperation in planning this said Mrs Louis Pardo 4833 Crystal its with Mrs iel 3623 Dr George Connelly area associate superintendent will welcome parents at and ex- perts are taking part in the program The conference was initiated by 23 of the PTA which includes 95 Chicago schools in the area between Roosevelt and Addison and between Ashland and the ern city limits It is open to all interested persons Participants are asked to bring a sandwich for lunch and they wiH be served coffee Austin District Police Crack Policy Ring Austin district vice officers have broken up a policy ring which they believe netted its operators as much as a week Officer Frank Bychowski district vice coordinator said the two suspects Jesse and Doris Greene of 4678 West End ere taking better than per day in bets The two were arrested last Wednesday night by vice of- ficers DePaola Frank Nanni Japes Gartner and Charles Ekenborg lowing a week-long lance of tLj husband-wife team 1 Confiscated during a search of the Greene's second floor apartment were policy slips a press plates receipts In addition x packet of na was discovered in the Greene automobile Greene has been charged with possession of marijuana and gambling while Mrs Greene was booked for bling They are to appear in Branch 57 on April 17 The vice officers lance of the suspects began to come to a climax about 3 p.m Wednesday went an informant told Gartner and Ekenborg that Greene and his wife were at the West End address and League Expands Signs Up Players The Northwest Babe Ruth boys baseball league has ex- its territory west from Cicero to Narragansett league president Casey Karas an- last week The ern boundary remains at fornia Boys aged 13 through 15 who live in that area north of cago and south of Fullerton are eligible to join teams now being formed in the league Play is scheduled to start May 6 Interested boys should ter at p.m Thursday at Mozart Park 3840 Armitage In addition to a parent or guardian each should take with him a copy of his birth certificate and apparently in business The officers were also told Greene was driving a red 1961 rolet and supplied police with the license number Gart er and Ekenborg spotted the car parked in front of 151 N Kilpatrick and immediately set up a stake Gartner and Ekenborg stationed t h e m- selves at the southeast cor- ner of Kilpatrick and West End while DePaola and Nanni took positions at the west corner of Kilpatrick and May- pole The officers kept constant the West End house and the car from 3 to mately p.m During that time they saw at least three men on separate occasions enter and leave the Greene apartment after staying only three to five At a man and woman left by the rear door of the flat and got into the parked car They apparently spotted the police stake out and at- tempted to flee but were stopped before they had gone more than half a block Officers searched the car and found a tinfoil packet be- to be marijuana under the driver's seat The Greenes were informed of their rights police said and were then asked if officers could search the apartment Greene is said to have No one searches my place a search warrant The suspects were taken to 15th district headquarters 5327 Chicago where a search rant was drawn up After the warrant was taken to Judge Launen Genese and signed of- ficers and the Greenes re- ity as proof of residence TALK ON NARCOTICS Officer Anthony Rigoni turned to the suspects flat where the policy making equipment was found Austin Cmdr Mark of i as in praising the work of the the Chicago Police department vice officers said This was will give a talk on narcotics at a nice piece of police work the meeting of the Nothing fancy or ro Community organization at i just good hard nosed digging 8 p.m today Wednesday at I and almost around the clock National hall 1645 N Cicero surveillance Start New Addition Officials of Midwest Audio Corp 5707 Division join to break ground for new square foot addition to plant Company is leading producer of audio products for the transportation industry Recent development contracts include sound and communications systems for United 165 mile an hour turbo train Above from left are Richard chief engineer Frank Salerno manager of manufacturing Taylor firm's president and William Richrath sales engineer for Midwest Electronic Sales an associated ny Tell War On Panic Peddlers A public meeting to explain the accomplishments of the Organization for a Better tin's Real Estate Practices committee in their efforts to rid Austin of panic peddling real estate dealers was held Friday at Resurrection Hall Leonard Miska a member of the Chicago Commission on Human Relations and Don Hartigan staff assistant for the Commission were guest Miska gave the group en- m their fight to stabilize Austin and out the success that had been achieved in potting rome Healy out of the real estate business in Austin Hartigan explained that sold by or signs art illegal and may not be erected in residential areas He thanked the O B A for their interest in submitting a list of the illegal sold signs in Austin He asked the people ta report any building in a residential area displaying a sold sign The report can be made by telephone to the com- plaint desk of the zoning tion of the Building ment Says Area Croups Backing Dual Expressway Proposal Charles A Snyder president of the West Metropolitan Area Council Inc last week said Austin Police Crack Policy Ring that many Side organizations have ex- pressed approval of the plans for the Crosstown Expressway Snyder told Community lications that he has been in close contact with leaders of the Organization of Northwest Communities and the for a Better Austin and They are greatly interested in council's proposed dual highway The council's plan sions a sonth bound highway west of the Belt Line tracks with the north bound route east of the railroad Lying between the two ways would be industrial parks shopping centers and residential areas Snyder said there are many dual the city's proposed ex- designs fay four lanes and removes frictions between trucks and other vehicles in that it separates truck and passenger car traffic in the The council plan he clared also provides for ex- of two lanes in each route and is set up so that emergencies could be easily handled j Each roadway according to i the council proposal could provide five lanes during con- struction work repairs or jor accidents which block fie Synder also said that the dual highway would mean less uprooting of present ties The council claims its plan aids unscrambling of land plus values of the channel expressway The council views the serve sound residential and in- Snyder went on as a areas and to increase ages which would tend to pre- sort of strip of eco- nomic work places rest places recreation and sleeping and service areas centers and other commercial activities and school and higher levels and con- their values discourages through traffic over east-west neighborhood interior streets encourages private ment of industrial parks and more than doubles the amount of real estate which could be included in the industrial park Equipment police suspect was used in policy wheel which netted operators a week is stacked on table at Austin police headquarters following arrest of Jesse and Doris Greene 4678 West End on gambling charges At lower left is type used for policy slips which were printed on paper shown in middle of table Bottles contain hik and flips in center foreground are receipts from previous day's take At right is portable hand press used to print slips by mass trans- j segments of the corridor it and safe roadways which would make it an urban area It was also said that the with superior circulation council's proposal would cost Snyder also pointed out that i little if any more than dual channel highway city's estimated 1 I
