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Newspaper
Forest Park World
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1976
Page
6
Fire departments urge caution during the holidays. Use approved artificial trees or select a fresh natural tree with firm needles. Check for freshness when buying toys and ensure safe decorations to reduce fire risk.
Practical safety guidance for Christmas decorations and children's toys. Advice covers tree preparation, fire department disposal, lighting with metal trees, noncombustible decorations, and avoiding lighted candles. Includes checks for damaged sockets, loose plugs, exposed wires, and safe bulb handling. Also warns about safe toy characteristics for young children and overall holiday care.
The World offers broader Forest Park coverage with Wednesday delivery. Subscriptions are 65 cents a month and promise a dry newspaper each week, aiming to bring readers timely local news from Oak Park River Forest Forest Park Elmwood Park.
Letters from readers celebrate Dec 4 votes supporting educational fund referenda for Oak Park Elementary School District 97 and Oak Park-River Forest High School District 200. They thank citizens, boards, and local media, urge better traffic planning, and criticize Triton College board politics and finances.
A candidate thanks the county clerk for declaring results and expresses gratitude to thousands of voters for re election. The pledge is to serve the district honorably to the best ability. God bless.
A candidate thanks readers for coverage of the recent 6th district race and urges broad civic participation. The note expresses gratitude for supporters and the public’s role in democracy and campaigning. It highlights meeting civic-minded people and the value of involvement in politics.
Citizens accuse the Triton College Board of driving the district into fiscal trouble and responding to concerns with insults rather than discussing the issues. Critics say referendum approval reflected a loss of public confidence, with voters unmoved by board defenses and strongly urging discussion of substantive problems. The Amity School Children’s Aid highlights local support for itsSouth Pacificbenefit and Christmas fundraising successes benefiting needy Oak Park River Forest children.
The News Journal World invites reader letters signed by authors though names need not be published. Send to 6905 W North Ave Oak Park IL 60302. The paper may edit letters for space and clarity and will reject libelous or inaccurate submissions.
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