International campers visit Hyde Park for YMCA Martin Johnson program
Thirty two young visitors from Japan Denmark Germany Sweden Canada England join 200 Chicago youths for a month at YMCA Camp Martin Johnson in Manistee National Forest. Joe Field says the exchange promotes cross cultural understanding and local community ties during home stays and city tours.
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YMCA
Martin Johnson
Joe Field
Hyde Park
Chicago
Manistee National Forest
Camp
Martin
Daley creates commission to study preserving Chicago landmarks
Mayor Daley forms the Mayor's Commission for the Preservation of Chicago's Historic Architecture appointing Marian Despres and Samuel Lichtmann to study financially viable preservation. The panel follows the Old Stock Exchange demolition and may relate to the existing Commission on Chicago Historical and Architectural Landmarks.
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Marian Despres
Sam Lichtmann
E. 56Th St
Samuel A. Lichtmann
Chicago Beach Dr
Chicago
Richard Daley
Daley
Mayor’s Commission For the
Old Stock Exchange
N. LaSalle St
Despres
Chicago School of Architecture Foundation
Depres
Glessner
and Prairie
South Prairie Ave
Glessner House
August activities at Blackstone Branch Library
The Blackstone Branch Library at 49th and Blackstone hosts August programs for children. Creative crafts on Mondays 2 to 4 pm, preschool story hour Tuesdays 10 am, reading round up 1 30 to 5 30 pm, Pen Pal club 3 30 to 5 30 pm, grand marquee films Thursdays 2 pm, and a 10 30 am Happy Hour for school age children up to eight. Attending four or more programs earns a candle on the library’s 100th birthday cake.
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Blackstone
49Th and
Slaughter Named CSU Assistant Director for Career Planning
Bill Slaughter of 4800 Harper Ave has been appointed assistant director for career planning at Chicago State University. He previously served as program director for the student union at Indiana University and spent three years supervising university center operations at Southern Illinois University. He holds a master's in sociology from Southern Illinois Edwardsville after earning a zoology degree at SIU.
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Bill Slaughter
Harper Ave
Chicago State University
Slaughter
CSU
Indiana University
University Center
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Southern Illinois Edwardsville
No Evictions Yet At Bryson Hotel In Hyde Park
As the Herald went to press no eviction notices had been delivered to the 49 tenants of the Bryson Hotel at 4932 Lake Park Ave. DUR plans demolition once tenants relocate. Residents oppose proposed sites, many preferring Hyde Park. Local legal aid worker questions delay.
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Herald
Bryson Hotel
Lake Park Ave
Bryson
Chicago
Department of Urban Renewal
Harry Markowitz
DUR
Markowitz
Uptown
Hyde Park
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Panasonic
E. 55Th
Midway
Thompson Winery
Park Forest
Plaza
Harper
Old Town
N. Wells St
Pelt
PAJ Il
W. Thorndale
Hyde Park’s
E. 53Rd St
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