Government OKs Plan Grant For Developing Xway Areas
Federal approval grants 2.9 mile initial section of Crosstown expressway with construction due late next year and a $2.4 million planning grant for land adjacent to the 22 mile route. Skidmore Owings Merrill C F Murphy Loebl firms to plan areas east of Cicero with Westenhoff and Novick engineering. Daley says local groups will be consulted.
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59Th
Midway Airport
Daley
Cicero
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
C. F. Murphy and Associates
Loebl, Schlossman, Bennett and Dart
Westenhoff and Novick
C. S. Monnier
Federal Bureau of Public Road
Crosstown
74Th
Dan Ryan
Expressway Planning Group
Norwegians Mark Leif Erikson Day Festivities Planned
The Norwegian National League of Chicago sponsors Leif Erikson Day events October 8 and 9 with a Chicago Norske Klub program at 8 p.m. featuring the Sons of Norway, a color film on Surtsey, dances, and Norwegian greetings from officials. A wreath ceremony in Humboldt Park Sunday includes remarks by W R Anson and a memorial wreath lay. The league represents Chicago area Norwegian cultural groups.
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Norwegian National League of Chicago
Leif Erickson
Leif Erikson
America
Chicago Norske Klub
N. Kedzie
M. C
Norwegian National League
Robert Newgard
Sons of Norway
Chicago
Finn Koren
Norway
Olav V
Don Arthur Torgersen
Surtsey
Arni Helgason
Leikarringen
Heimhub
Lett Erikson
Humboldt Park
Newgard
M.C
Harald Estar
W R. Anson
Leif Erikson Society of
Evanston
Viking
Plan Busy Winter At Simons Park
An expanded fall and winter recreation program for all ages is launching this week at Almira Simons Park, 1640 N. Drake. Activities include a play school for very young children and drama classes. Park supervisor Earl L Essig says drama meets Mondays and Fridays from 3:30 to 10.
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Almira Simons Park
N. Drake
Earl L Essig
Cadet Girl Scouts
Red Cross
West Humboldt Organization
Essig
St Louis Series Forecast Matches Irene Hughes Prediction
Irene Hughes in her Community Publications column boldly forecast the Boston Red Sox would win the American League pennant and, if matched, the St Louis Cardinals would take the World Series in five games. The notice describes park programs and classes, with details on instruction, clubs, and facility use for community groups and events.
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Irene Hughes
Boston Red Sox
Boston
White Sox
Cardinals
Hughes
St Louis Cardinals
Representative Wolf Named to Mental Health Advisory Panel
State Rep Jacob John Wolf of the 14th District is appointed by Speaker Ralph T. Smith in Springfield to the new mental health fund advisory committee and to the commission on the organization of the general assembly.
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Jacob John Wolf
14Th
Ralph T. Smith
House
Springfield
New Mental Health Fund Advisory Committee
Commission On the Organization of the General Assembly
City Eyes Two Pronged Attack on Polluters
City officials push a long term strategy to install effective pollution control devices on every smoke stack. Since 1963 the Air Pollution Control department has surveyed plants and groups like coffee roasters foundries and grain mills are being tackled to curb soot and odors across Chicago.
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West Side
Grabr
Air Pollution Control Department
Peter LoQuercio
Engineering Services
N. LaSalle
Marshall Monarch
Chicago
Central
Soya
N. Laramie
Howard Foundry
N. Kilpatrick
N. Kostner
Harco Aluminum
LoQuercia
Monarch
ONC Praises Cragin Group Amid Community Concerns
The Organization of Northwest Communities commends Cragin residents for organizing west of Cicero and south of Fullerton. It notes issues like glue sniffing among youth and vacancies along business strips, while affirming cooperation with Alderman Aiello and City Planning for Cragin's independent efforts.
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Cragin
Cicero
Fullerton
Organization of Northwest Communities
ONC
Old Point Hall
Ald
Aiello
Ald. Aiello
City Planning Commission
Blackhawk Park
Joe Blow
Sounding of Shofar Ushers In Jewish New Year Today
Rabbi Louis J. Lehrfield of the Austin Jewish Community Center explains the New Year as a solemn period of self examination and renewal. He notes the Shofar rite signals repentance and calls for peace, justice, and unity among all peoples. Services are at 6:30 p.m. today and 8 a.m., noon, 6:30 p.m. tomorrow and Friday.
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Louis J. Lehrfield
Austin Jewish Community Center
S. Central
Dr. Lehrfield
Austin
Israel
Rabbi Lehrfield
Mountain Of Salt Pours Into 37th Ward Snow Station
The 37th Ward yard will host a central snow station with 200 tons of salt and new spreaders and plows. Ward superintendent Bob Constantino notes the system will serve nine wards 1 22 24 95 27 28 29 30 and 37 for faster snow removal during a predicted blizzard.
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37Th Ward
Harrison
Central Division
Irene Hughes
Bob Constantine
College Job Placement Night At Kelvyn Park
Kelvyn Park students may consult with representatives from colleges universities military branches beauty culture schools business schools police cadet academy technical schools and nursing schools during college and job placement night on October 17 The free program runs from 6 30 p m to 9 30 p m Four half hour interview sessions take place from 7 to 9 10 p m with representatives chosen by attendees
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Kelvyn Park
Police
Groups Sought By LSNA
Logan Square Neighborhood Association launches a membership drive inviting organizations with 25 or more members to send three representatives to monthly LSNA organizational meetings at the Logan Square YMCA beginning in November. D J Masterson says local groups can aid LSNA aims.
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Logan Square
D. J. Masterson
LSNA
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Talbert R. Ronning
Kenneth Nelson
Church Council
Ronning
Congrega
Tion
Kildare
Dickens
United Lutheran Church of
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St. Timothy
Government
Oks
Mark Leif Erikson
Asia
Steven H French
Usn
Oscar French
N. Keeler
Lemoore
Calif
Naval Air Station
South East Asia
Bon Homme Richard
Simons Park
St. Louis
Irene
Rep. Wolf
Tom Petrick
William Tetlow
Kenneth Murray
Louis DelGuidice
Set College
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