Law and order clash at Morton junior college
Democratic Congressional candidate Edward Hanrahan and Republican sheriff candidate Peter Bensinger spoke at Morton junior college Cicero on Law Day 1974. Hanrahan attacked nonenforcement and media bias while promising to rotate judges and curb patronage. Bensinger focused on political corruption and speedy trials.
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Edward V. Hanrahan
U.S. Congress
Peter Bensinger
Cook County
Bensinger
Hanrahan
Black Panther
Fred Hampton
Mark Clark
Chicago Crime Commission
Morton Junior College
Cicero
Richard J. Elrod
Cabrini- Green
Morton
Housing disclosure drive aims for full national data access
At the National Housing Conference, activists urged full public disclosure of savings and lending data by census tract to reveal redlining. The effort, led by NPAH, seeks federal and regulatory action, while FSLIC/FHLBB officials defended against national mandates. Congressman Annunzio vows to push for a pilot study in Chicago.
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Housing Conference
National Peoples Action On Housing
NPAH
St. Sylvester Schwinn Hall
Congress
Richard Platt
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
FSLIC
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
FHLBB
Gale Cincotta
Platt
News-Journal-World
Savings and Loan Associations
Federal Regulatory Agency
National Housing Group
Perry Hamilton
Oak Park Citizen Action Program
CAP
Hamilton
Wray Bailey
Schwinn Hall
U.S
Frank Annunzio
D-11
House Banking and Currency Committee
Annunzio
Thomas Bowmar
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Paul Bloyd
Oak Park Cap
Bloyd
Campaign to End Cumulative Voting in Illinois House
Rep Lawrence DiPrima launched a campaign to abolish cumulative voting in Illinois for state representatives. He backs House Joint Resolution 29 to place a referendum on the November ballot and argues the system is undemocratic and confusing. DiPrima noted his primary defeat may be tied to the current voting method.
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Hanrahan
Lawrence DiPrima
Illinois
DiPrima
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Suburbs for RTA Launches Fair Trial Campaign
Oak Park businessman Robert A. Kubicek chairs Suburbs for RTA to gain support from professionals and residents across 18 municipalities. He says a fair trial is needed to avoid a regional transportation crisis and preserve employment while urging citizens to contact state lawmakers. The group includes leaders from First Bank of Oak Park, Gerber Hardware, Oak Park Development Corp, and local chambers.
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RTA
Robert A. Kubicek
Oak Park
Suburbs For
Kubicek
Regional Transportation Authority
Raymond O'Keefe
First Bank of
Jack Gerber
Gerber Hardware
Arthur 5. Replogle
Oak Park Development Corporation
John A. Edwards
Oak Park and River Forest
New Development Corporation
O'Keefe
Gerber
Arthur Replogle
Chicago
James
Triton Students Portray Saudi Delegation At Model UN
Oak Park students Pat and Dominic Romano among five Triton sophomores who represented Saudi Arabia at the 48th National Model United Nations in New York. They studied Middle East politics and wrote papers on the Palestinian refugee issue while praising the UN role playing program.
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Triton
Andrews
Dominic Romano
Oak Park
United States
New York City
Pat Andrews
David Hunt
Harvard
Princeton
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
United Nations
Pat
Model League of Nations
Hunt
River Grove
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George Franzen
Politics
By Martin Fischer
Rep
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Illinois League of Women Voters
Tom Tully
Cook County Board
Metropolitan Area Housing Alliance
Tully
MAHA
River Forest
Forest Park
Berwyn
Elmwood Park
Broadview
Maywood
Melrose Park
Bellwood
Berkeley
Hillside
Westchester
Franklin Park
Northlake
Schiller Park
Park Ridge
Riverside
General Assembly
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