Hyde Park-Kenwood mourns Dr King relief efforts amid riots
Hyde Park-Kenwood responded to Martin Luther King Jr day by sending food and clothing to riot victims while violence remained isolated. Windows were broken at Leader Cleaners and two shops in Harper Court. a man was shot in a robbery attempt and a convertible damaged. Police advised closing taverns and stores.
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Aid drives continue for city victims this week
Community groups keep collecting food and necessities for fire and riot victims. The Poor People's Campaign and American Friends Service Committee led initial drives at their centers, while Hyde Park shops serve as donation depots. 200 boxes of clothing and 75 boxes of food were sent to West Side centers, with $300 in cash raised and volunteers from multiple groups assisting.
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Memorial Rites for Martin Luther King Jr Across Hyde Park
Memorial services honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr were held in Hyde Park Kenwood area schools churches and synagogues. Students gathered by the University of Chicago flagpole around noon and an ecumenical service took place Saturday at Rockefeller Chapel 59th and Woodlawn.
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Chicago Children’s Choir honors MLK at city memorial
The Chicago Children’s Choir performed at a City Council memorial session for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the request of Mayor Richard Daley. Forty singers in red robes sang Dona nobis pacem as violence erupted nearby. The choir, under Urban Gateways sponsorship with the Chicago Committee on Urban Opportunity and First Unitarian Church, includes youth from Lawndale Woodlawn Stateway Gardens and Hyde Park Kenwood, directed by Christopher Moore.
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Hyde Park-Kenwood Conference seeks volunteers for riot relief
Volunteers are needed all week at the Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference to sort donated items for riot victims. For information call BU 8-8343.
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