Hunger Walk funds support global hunger relief efforts
On Mother's Day at Willow Brook High School 6000 DuPage County youths walked 30 miles for AFHF. 1800 completed the full route raising 73000 in pledges for four projects split 42 percent domestic 42 percent foreign and 15 percent reinvested to expand programs and future walks. The effort echoes John F Kennedy's call to end hunger.
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DuPage County
Willow Brook High School
Villa Park
Mississippi Delta
Relief For Biafra Fund
India Young Farmers Institute
Stolen Car Recovered After Tire Removal
Itasca police recovered a stolen 1969 Oldsmobile stolen from Melrose Park. Thieves had removed the new tires and taken golf clubs a movie camera and a stereo tape player. The car was found Friday behind the Gossage Grill Route 53 and Irving Park Road Itasca after the grill owner reported it. Chuck Steinbach of the Du Page Walk for Development discusses expanding the walk program and seeking new contacts.
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Melrose Park
Itasca
Gossage Grill
Route 53
Irving Park Road
Itasca Village Hall to Undergo Facelift in Two Rooms
Village clerk’s office and council chambers in Itasca will be remodeled for about 6000 dollars the job marking the first upgrade since the trustee room was built three years ago. Up stairs council chamber will retain the raised platform and paneled background with built in boards desks and fixed microphones. Massel will report progress at the next village board meeting August 19.
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Itasca
John Massel
Board of Trustees
Massel
Church to Organize Scout Troop and Pack
Public hearing set for Aug 22 at the Chicago Civic Center on a zoning variation for a quarter-acre lot at the northwest corner of Clark Lane and Baker Place in Elk Grove Township. The request seeks to reduce the rear yard from 30 feet to 11 feet for an addition. Hearing at 2 p.m. in Room 310.
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Chicago Civic Center
Clark Lane
Baker Place
Elk Grove Township
Civic Center
Randolph and Clark
Programs Train Disadvantaged Workers At Western Electric
Mrs. Gudelia Anderson and 19 others join Project STEP UP in Rolling Meadows to gain English and clerical skills for drafting or office work. The 12 week courses, part of a broader business effort, aim to move unemployed people into productive jobs amid transportation challenges and a tight labor market.
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Stepup
Western Electric Co
Rolling Meadows
Anderson
Western Electric
National Alliance of Businessmen
Dave Stehman
Stehman
ED Burke
Carlos Cavazos
Littelfuse
Dan Sundt
Erlenborn backs Nixon on peacemaking path in Vietnam
Rep John N. Erlenborn cites public pleas for withdrawal but argues Nixon’s approach is the surest way to peace. He notes parallels to Bay of Pigs and Cuban missile crisis and warns of unwanted fallout from rapid troop withdrawal.
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John N. Erlenborn
Nixon
Erlenborn
South Vietnam
Russia
Kennedy
Vietnam
U.S
Bay of Pigs
Sweden
Jubilee To Feature Pageant For Wheeling Diamond Jubilee
A historical pageant titled Wheeling Thru the Years will trace the village history from Indian days to now with song dance and drama. Starring nearly 300 Wheeling residents it runs Aug 19 to 23 at the high school stadium with professional lighting and slide projections. Tickets are on sale at the Jubilee headquarters with advance prices $1.50 and gate prices $2 for general admission and $2.50 for reserved seats. An old time fair and carnival will accompany the celebration Aug 15 to 24 on the high school grounds.
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Wheeling
Wheeling High School
Eant
Ron Nash
John B. Rogers Producing Co
Wheeling Diamond Jubilee
Wheeling Drive- In
Dundee Road
Milwaukee Avenue
Golf balls seized as evidence after underwater ball-hawking
Four men from outside Northlake were charged with trespassing and theft after investigators found about 1000 golf balls removed from White Pines Golf Course water holes. Police also probe vandalism at park district pool buildings with bottles and light bulbs broken and walls painted.
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Bensenville
Arthur Garcia
White Pines
Northlake
Church
Irving Park
Lions Park Upgrade Move Sought by Three Bensenville Groups
Village board park district and Lions Club discussed transferring title of Lions Park from the Lions Club to the park district to improve maintenance. A letter requesting the transfer has been sent to the Lions Club, awaiting official approval.
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Lions Park
Bensenville
Village Board
Park District
Lions Club
Park
Merle Hummel
Hummel
Georeg Wilkinson
The
Library Board
Church
Irving Park Roads
Almanac For Friday August Eighth 1969 Highlights
United Press Internal notes date Friday August 8 1969 the 220th day of the year with 145 remaining. Notable items include Luftwaffe daylight raids beginning in 1940 and continuing to October 31 1940 Truman signing UN Charter ratification in 1945 Russia declaring war on Japan seven days before Tokyo surrender 1945 US Korea mutual security pact 1953 and 1963 masked gang robbed a British mail train of seven million dollars. Thought for the day by Thomas Mann discusses time.
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British Isles
Truman
U.N
Russia
Japan
Tokyo
United States
Republic of Korea
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American Freedom From Hunger Foundation
AFHF
John Kennedy
Linda Spraggins
Earth
Chuck Steinbach
Oscar Salazar
Gudelia Anderson
Chicago Area
Mexico
Nancy Matthews
Littelfuse, Inc
Des Plaines
Sundt
Martin Metals Co
Ing
Ron Cantrell
Industrial Relations Department
Martin Metals
Cottrell
Martin
By Barb O’reilley
the Almanac
United Press
Venus
Saturn
Thomas Mann
Paddock Publications
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