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Newspaper
Bensenville Register
Location
Bensenville, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1969
Page
8
The page lists Charles E. Hayes as Editor, Daniel E. Baumann as Executive Editor, Richard B. Friedman as Managing Editor, and Kenneth A. Knox as Assistant Managing Editor.
The National Service Index Report confirms long delivery times and scarce same day mail, echoing Kappel Commission calls to dismantle the Post Office. The piece urges White House and Congress to enact a politics-free, self-supporting postal system.
The piece marks Hoffman Estates ten years since its official birth on September 23, 1959. It notes a formal canvass approving village status four days before residents asked for self rule and praises growth from Indian, immigrant, and farmer roots toward a slogan of Growing to Greatness.
The column notes Gulf and Western shifts at Arlington Park with shares moved to John Greek, a Fort Lee real estate consultant. It questions land development use, hearings reveal plans, and hints the track may close within five years as its land value outweighs racing use.
Barrington residents clash with school officials over a student named David Miller who wore long hair and challenged the dress code. He won a temporary injunction allowing him to remain with his hair until a final decision, while locals hurled insults and threats, highlighting generational tensions.
Critic recounts a Rosh Hashana night at a Palatine cabaret where a Jew was taunted and a performer tried to address it with a Yom Kippur hymn. The piece contrasts Midwest warmth with the ugliness of bigotry, ending in a moral court of God reflection.
The essay argues for freedom of education and diverse viewpoints. It cites the American and Illinois constitutions forbidding state support for church-controlled schools. It urges voters to elect two delegates to the convention for constitutional reform.
Gladys Johnson of Arlington Heights thanks Harper’s Fashion Design Department for a flattering article that boosted interest in the program. She urges voters to choose Con-Con delegates who support church state separation and public education funded by tax money with open discussion and state-certified teachers. She cites William Engelhardt Annis Bush and Mary Carlson as endorsing keeping the current Illinois Constitution’s ban on church-controlled school aid.
Letters from readers are welcome but must be 500 words or less and not anonymous. Submissions should be signed with name and address and directed to The Fence Post Paddock Publications Arlington Heights Dl 60006.
Connie Turner, publicity chairman for the Mount Prospect Newcomers Club, plans to apply the helpful publicity tips from a newspaper publicity symposium attended by club president Peggy Klopacz Mount Prospect.
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