Three charged in Nazi fracas at Triton College
Nazi leader Frank Collin and two others face mob action and related charges from a bloody confrontation at Triton College in River Grove during Simon Wiesenthal’s address. The clash involved about 60 people, with injuries and disputed weaponry as off campus attendees clashed with pickets.
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Dan Vukelich
Rochelle Dimaso
Frank Collin
River Grove
Simon Wiesenthel
Triton College
Collin
Nazi Party
Chicago
Thomas Krajewski
Triton
Tadeusz Lambert
Weisenthal
Ironwood Hall
Fifth Ave
Revolutionary Socialist Party
Simon Weisenthel
Hitler
Jerome Long
Lambert
The
Madrigal Luncheon Added by West Lake Shore Unit
The West Lake Shore Unit of the Illinois Retired Teachers Association hosts a Christmas luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Friday December 2 at Oak Park Arms Hotel. Proviso East High School Madrigal Singers directed by Dan Salotti perform treats including The 12 Days of Christmas and Spanish flavored selections Ya viene la vieja and Hacia Bel en va un Borrico.
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West Lake Shore
Illinois Retired Teachers Association
Oak Park Arms
Proviso East High School
Seminar on hypertension at Hinsdale Sanitarium
The Hinsdale Sanitarium health education department will offer a hypertension seminar from December 12 to December 15. Louise Baxton explains the program aims to alert people to the seriousness of high blood pressure and to reinforce medical advice with diet changes and ongoing treatment. For more information call 887-2470.
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Health Education Department
Hinsdale Sanitarium
Louise Baxton
H.S
Sanitarium
Baxton
Oak Park Seeks West Suburban Animal Control Coop
Oak Park officials discuss forming a cooperative animal control program with Forest Park and River Forest. Officials note Oak Park handles over 1,000 stray cases annually while expressing concerns about shared financing. Residents are urged to bring the proposal to a village council meeting for possible further action.
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Forest Park
Area Coop For
Maureen O'Brien
Oak Park
River Forest
Fred Zimmerman
John Hayley
Zimmerman
Women wage war on chemical foods in Oak Park
Barbara Mullarkey leads a push against artificial additives and preservatives in groceries. She cites studies linking diet to behavior and urges labeling and reform, noting Kraft cooperation and a local store dedicating space to chemical-free products.
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Jean Guarino
Barbara Mullarkey
West Suburban Learning Disabilities Association
Barbara
Illinois Psychiatric Institute
Barbara Reed
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Kraft
S. Elmwood Ave
Oak Park
Ben Finegold
American Medical Association
John Panacola
Pan’s Foods
Oak Park Ave
Harrison Street
Howard Mohr Center Sponsors Women Outing
The Howard Mohr Community Center sponsors a field trip for Forest Park women from 4 p.m. to about 9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8. They will watch Christmas Around the World at the Museum of Science and Industry then dine at the International Buffet and end with a Japanese Christmas presentation. The bus departs at 4 p.m. cost is $6. Call Dorothy at 771-7737 for reservations.
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Howard Mohr
Dorothy
Forest Park Library
Goodman Children’s Theater
Buddy Rich to Perform at Triton College Ironwood Room
Buddy Rich and his band headline at Triton College on Sunday December 18 with shows at 7 and 9 p.m. Tickets cost 4 dollars in advance or 5 dollars at the door, and seating is general admission. The Buddy Rich Band includes Rich on drums Steve Marcus on tenor sax and Barry Kiner on piano with ticket info available at the College Center Information Desk.
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Buddy Rich
Triton College
Ironwood
College Center
Rich
Triton
Steve Marcus
Barry Kiner
Forest Park Names New Village Hall Bookkeeper
Donna Jean Bruenning will take over as Village Hall bookkeeper from Dorothy Thurow upon her January retirement. Thurow and her husband, a retired road worker, plan to move to Florida. Bruenning says she is born and raised in Forest Park.
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Donna Jean Bruenning
Village Hall
Dorothy Thurow
Dorothy
Thurow
Florida
Bruenning
Forest Park
Proviso East Bands Stage 1977 Concerts and Honors
Proviso East High School presents the Symphonic Marching Band and Jazz Band in December concerts featuring Sunburst American Civil War Fantasy Jesu Joy of Man s Desiring and themes from the Nutcracker. The Proviso Township Orchestra performs December 4 with Ellington and JLS selections and $1.25 admission. Forest Park residents among top scholars include Doris Krauss Sharon Robertson and Bette Schleicher Aldric Serrano Jane Wong and George Miner. Officer Thomas R Strening completed nine weeks at the Cook County Sheriff s Police Department Academy.
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Proviso East
Osterling
Bilik
Jesu
Back Liedzen
Tchaikowsky-Johnson
Stan Kenton
Bill Chase
North Texas State University
Jack Luke
Barb Gurin
Forest Park
Brian Kolvitz
Melrose Park
Jeff Flight
Proviso East High School
Doris Krauss
Sharon Robertson
Bette Schleicher
Aldric Serrano
Jane Wong
George Miner
Thomas R. Strening
Cook County Sheriff's Police Department Academy
Strening
Proviso Township Orchestra
Beethoven
Duke Ellington
Jonathan Livingston
MacArthur Park
Gas station robbery report in Forest Park explored
Forest Park police describe a Monday night burglary at Riviera Service Station 161 S Harlem Ave. burglars forcible entry attempted to burn the office safe using acetylene torches and stole cash from a register and a soft drink machine. A separate attempted break in occurred at 7637 Wilcox St. no items reported missing as owners were away.
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Riviera
S. Harlem Ave
Forest Park
Wilcox St
Loyola hospital lab earns CAP accreditation
The Foster G. McGaw clinical laboratory at Loyola University earned accreditation from the College of American Pathologists after a 10-inspector visit. John F. Smilie Jr said the distinction places the lab in a select group and underscores ongoing quality improvement. Accreditation runs through June 16, 1979 and requires renewal biennially.
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College of American Pathologists
CAP
John F. Smilie, Jr
McGaw Hospital
Loyola
Gissur Brynjolfsson
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Long
Madigrals
Howard Mohr Center
Dan Sjostrom
Lindberg Park
Marion Street
LeMoyne Avenue
Proviso East High School Band
Loyola Univesity
Foster G. McGaw
Goodman
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