Southend Reporter (Newspaper) - April 22, 1976, Chicago, Illinois Suburb schools key to city integration SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1193 Vol 83 No 4 2 April DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR EVERY THURSDAY PER MONTH Newsstand Copy Call 264 2323 For Want Adi Trade fair booth space near sellout Chamber of Com- merce and the local citizens groups The overwhelming re- action in both business and the residential communities insures a memorable tennial festival one we can all take pride Brown de- clared St Anthony seniors mark anniversary Members of the St Anthony Italian Catholic Church who played key role in recent celebration of Senior Citizens club ry They include left to right Joe Catherine Gandolfi Florence Parise Lena Kate Marinello Emanuel ni Lena Tony Balzan and Rina Photo by Edward backs City housing The right of the Chicago Housing Authority and the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development to build public ing in Suburbs was upheld Tuesday by the U.S Supreme Court The decision was M The decision written by Justice Potter Stewart held that if minorities have been segregated in public housing in violation of their tional rights HUD can be re- quired to foster additional low-income housing in the Suburbs The Supreme Court deci- sion resulted from an appeal by HUD from a ruling by the U.S Court of Appeals in cago favoring Public housing in the Suburbs In U.S District Court Judge Richard B Austin had ruled that the CHA practiced racial discrimination by iting public bousing sites to Black areas of the South and West sides Rep restore funds SPRINGFIELD Charles E Gaines Dis- announced his full support of legislative efforts to restore funds cot from the Illinois Scholarship sion budget so that many needy dents can continue their education Representative Gaines stated that the lack of education confines many young people to a hopeless and kind of joblessness which leads to crime and other anti-social behavior Representative Gaines farther ed that an ounce of prevention as resented by the small sum requested by the Illinois Scholarship sion is better than a pound of cure such as losses by crime victims and the cost of more police and more and prison personnel Suburban schools key to city desegregation With the massive South End Trade Fair and Community Festival at Chicago State Uni- versity still a full eight weeks away demand for both trial and retail display space has been overwhelming In excess of 70 per cent of the available booth space has been grabbed up leaving only 38 booth areas to fill out the halls The extravaganza expected to attract more than persons is scheduled for June and is designed to fit area merchants as well as serve as a cultural and fun event for the entire family Tom Motta chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Sales committee stated that sales are running a full 30 days ahead of the last fair held three years ago James Drake chairman of the Parade committee re- ports that the response to the request for marching units floats and musical groups have far exceeded tions and additional entries are coming in daily Nathaniel Almond and Opal Bates indicate that 75 per cent of the retail booth space is committed and there is a number of tentative commitments to assure a full retail house Ken Brown Trade Fair and Community Festival general observed that this is one of the most positive and exciting combined efforts ever undertaken by the Declaring legislative control to end the proliferation of private ownership of handguns and their irresponsible use a must the League of Women Voters of Illinois called for the ment of legislation to ban the facture sale transportation and im- for private ownership of handguns and their parts and for the regulation of the sale of ammunition In announcing the League position Donna Schiller President of the League of Women Voters of Illinois said the League would support both federal and state legislation that vides for restrictive regulation of all handguns and ammunition ment at all levels of government of existing regulations penalties for handgun crimes and lation of handgun dealers In tion the League supports handgun registration licensing procedures and a restrictive permit system The League position on handgun control was reached after a six month intensive study by the over League members in local Leagues throughout the state Ms Schiller went on to point out that the League is the first citizens lobbying group to become in- in the handgun issue By PHIL KADNER Suburban schools will play an im- portant role in the desegregation of the Chicago school system according to Joseph M Cronin state tendent of education Cronin told the Economist the cago school board cannot be expected to effectively desegregate its schools with an enrollment of only 26.8 per cent white students The Chicago school system was placed on probation by the state board of education for failing to com- ply with state desegregation which require that every school have a racial makeup within 15 per cent of the school system as a whole In order to comply fully with the state every school in go would have to be within a range of 11.8 per cent to 41.8 per cent white and 58.2 to 88.2 per cent minority I don't think think we're expecting total compliance Cronin said in explaining what kind of plan he expects from the city's board of education We're willing to talk about what's reasonable and feasible and I think Chicago will be allowed to depart from the 15 per cent variable Cronin also said he hopes busing won't be needed to meet the gation I would nope we could make this as much a voluntary program as he said One solution would be good magnate schools This would be an alternative to forced busing Cronin made a point of noting that the state school code forbids him to order busing or other transportation of pupils for the purpose of achieving racial balance in the schools A local school system may use busing for safety Cronin said Taking a bus is much safer then having a student ride a and much cheaper ben a taxi cab When asked how Chicago could be expected to comply with tion with only 26 per cent white enrollment Cronin said ban schools may be the answer I think maybe Chicago should not do it said Maybe the suburbs should cooperate in ing a desegregation plan I'm sore we'd get opposition from some bot some suburbs would be very cooperative if they could gel some state aid for ing black students from Chicago Cronin said this would not require increasing the state school budget since the budget is determined on a per student basis and this plan would not increase the number of students in the state school system On the question of what type of the state would be willing to accept from the city Cronin ed to the Gage Park and Morgan Park high school racial quota plans as examples These are efforts to maintain a able integrated school and the ty of a Cronin said I think this would be very acceptable But I think we need to provide good alternative schools for those black students who are turned away from Gage he added They should feel they have choices of schools which are just as good as the ones they're being turned away from Cronin said he plans to have al meetings with representatives of suburban school districts during the next year in hopes of gaining their cooperation in desegregating the city's schools But this is really Dr Joseph job Chicago schools tendent and not Cronin said However we will do everything we can to reach a reasonable mise Cronin also implied that he is being forced to institute the racial gation by a suit filed by the NAACP against the state Most people don't realize that these were in effect before I came Cronin said They were devised by the state superintendent of public instruction an elected official The NAACP is suing the state for not enforcing these rules In respect to desegregation lines Cronin hinted that private and parochial schools may also have to comply with these rules in the future The Catholic schools nave about minority children and they feel at this time that the do not apply to Cronin said There is no move at this time to apply the to them There is a law on free textbooks and food service funds which could be revoked if it was found that the chial schools discriminated There is also a court test right now on private schools and whether they could be ordered to desegregate which we are watching very closely Adoption court data topic of conference The growing movement to force open court records concerning tion will be the topic of the South Area Conference sponsored by lic of Chicago on Friday Msy beginning at P M in the Regency Room Christ the King parish 9240 South Hoyne Chicago Ralph Maxfield founder of the sociation for the Protection of the Adoptive Triangle will be the guest speaker and will discuss the three components of the adoptive tri- angle the adoptee the natural ent and the adoptive parent Since Mr Maxfield is an adoptee who searched for and found his natural parent and is now an adoptive parent himself he is in a unique position to discuss the topic from personal rience The Conference is open to all tive parents regardless of whether they adopted through Catholic ties other agencies or privately ples interested in exploring the of adoption also are invited Admission is per couple Res Just in the nick of time This model automobile parked across Uir railroad tracks at and Stewart bring smashed by a Chicago West and railroad freight shuttle tram early last morning said Uic tad bewi earlier from a neighborhood Photo by Rev James T may be made by contacting the Adoption department of Catholic Charities 645 West Randolph street Chicago Illinois 60606 telephone Saturday Latino day at Loop High school students who will in June and persons who will have completed requirements for or passed the General Educational De- velopment test are invited to a Latino and other Minorities Col- lege Day from to 4.00 P.M April 24 in Room 204 at Loop College 64 East Lake Street The event will be sponsored by the Latin American and other Minorities Project at Loop College one of the City Colleges of Chicago in conjunction with the Organization for Latin American Students Arthur Velasquez who became a member of the Board of Trustees of the City Colleges of Chicago last De- cember and other officials of the City Colleges will be present to come the graduates and explain the many college opportunities available to them Refreshments and entertainment will be sponsored by the High school students and those who bave received certificates to a diploma arc invited to attend the Saturday event Jane 24 Gunman robs railroad tower A Perm Central train tower at 1800 W st was robbed last day by a gunman with a The gunman entered the tower at about 9 45 p m and ordered ants Anthony Sullivan and William Hobart to lie on the floor Me took and various tion cards notice said t
