West Park dispute in Mount Prospect tightened by local letters
A Mount Prospect correspondent defends West Park plans amid council bickering. The letter cites a 56 vote referendum margin, argues Colonial Heights residents largely support open space, and urges unity over five acres of apartments to provide flood relief and recreation for the town.
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West Park
Mount Prospect
Robert Soderman
Donald Furst
Mount Prospect Park District
Soderman
Mr. Soderman
Mount Prospect Herald
Park District
DiMucci
Robert Jackson
Park Board
Weller Creek
Mount Shire
Golf Road
Like It Or Not On May 12 O Hare Noise Editorial
The piece argues O Hares status as the nations busiest airport and a key transportation hub for Chicago and the nation. It warns that artificial transport restrictions would slow goods flow, trigger shortages and higher prices, and push traffic to substitute gateways, risking transport jobs.
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O'Hare
Chicago
O’hare
O'Hare Airport and balancing costs for public service
William A. Mathis of Elk Grove Village argues for maintaining O'Hare as a low cost, broad service hub. He contrasts Washington National as a limited, short haul facility and notes cargo moves to Baltimore and Dulles. He warns against restricting O'Hare and urges keeping it accessible to the public.
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Baltimore
Dulles
O'Hare
Draft System Reflections on Inequality and Militant Policy
The writer argues that draft policy intertwines with social inequality, noting that exemption for the well to do depends on low quotas and high voluntary enlistment. A professional army may pose fewer social problems, but foreign policy and militaristic influence must guide any draft choice. critical analysis of system assumptions is needed.
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Santo Domingo
Vietnam
Concerned Parents Case Against School District
A Buffalo Grove columnist notes that a small dissident group calling itself Concerned Parents disrupts School Dist. 21 over Family Living and Sex Education. He questions outsiders' involvement, highlights compliant district responses, and calls for complaints to official channels rather than rumors or harassment.
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Harvard
San Francisco State
William L. Means
Letters support parental control over children's sex education
In a correspondent critique to Mary Dresser's May 9 column, Jean L. Morrison argues the Dist. 21 Concerned Parents Committee seeks parental rights, not anti sex. Morrison urges offering separate Bible based instruction and allows parents to educate their own children, criticizing school board overreach.
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FBI
Chicago
Dist
Mary Dresser
Dist. 21
Concerned Parents Committee
Childern
CPC
Booth Hospital
Change The Abortion Laws Opinion Letter
A reader argues for reform of abortion laws, contending current rules reflect male influence and fail to consider rape or incest victims. The writer warns pregnancy could burden the state and bring shame, noting personal fear of harming family life and potential need to quit work.
Injustice felt by Palatine coach Riehm critic
A reader from Rolling Meadows argues Coach Riehm at Palatine High School was unfairly dismissed and urges renewal of his contract as essential to youth development. The letter also contemplates abortion legality and tax issues, reflecting community tensions.
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Riehm
Palatine High School
Palatine
Palatine Park
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Fence Post
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Harry D. Caldwell Palatine
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