Gerick Resigns as Hyde Park Conference Leader
Irving M. Gerick resigns as executive director of the Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference effective October 9 to join Community Renewal Foundation as associate director of rehabilitation and receiver ship programs. I M Lieberman thanks him for year and a half of service citing leadership on housing sites, financial stabilization, Jobs for Teens expansion, and school focus. Suggestions for his replacement are sought by the Conference personnel committee led by Harry Gottlieb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving M. Gerick
Madison Park
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Community Renewal Foundation
I. M. Lieberman
Dorchester
Gerick
Lieberman
Harry Gottlieb
Hyde Park Blvd
Dick Gregory to Headline Fifth Ward Benefit Show
Dick Gregory will star in a benefit performance for the Fifth Ward Citizens Committee on Sunday October 25. The committee runs two ward offices at Hyde Park and Woodlawn and will use proceeds to operate them. Chairman is Mrs. Harry Bekenstein with a long list of local volunteers assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Gregory
Fifth Ward
Citizens’ Committee
Hyde Park
Woodlawn
Harry Bekenstein
East View Park
Julia Ashenhurst
Dorchester
Robert F. Picken
Joseph C. Silvern
Herschel Rader
Hyde Park Blvd
John
Stalemate Over 5th Army Headquarters Move
The 5th Army relocation from the Hyde Park site bogs down as House members oppose a 2.3 million dollar Senate plan to move the Sth Army headquarters to Fort Sheridan. O'Hara leads the walkout citing economic concerns and potential 2100 jobs loss amid talks of a scientific federal installation near the University of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sth
Hyde Park Blvd
Fort Sheridan
House
Senate
Barratt O’hara
House of Representatives
Defense
Robert McNamara
O’hara
Hyde Park
Mississippi
John Stennis
Military Appropriations Subcommittee
Sth Army
Chicago Beach
Sailors from Kristian Radich feted by Hyde Park group
Hyde Park Kiwanis sponsored games food and fun for 65 sailors from the Norwegian square rigger Kristian Radich which docked in Chicago. Egil Quist Kiwanis president arranged the event with guests Norwegian Consul Finn Sand berg and Police Superintendent O W Wilson. Oleinder Olsen receives Olympic pins from Bill Kooistra as cadet Tor Bakke Bjorn Myhre and Per-Jan Thager sen look on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park Kiwanis
Kristian Radich
Chicago
Norway
Egil Quist
Finn Sand
Hyde Parkers Commended for Rehabilitation Efforts
The Department of Urban Renewal awarded Certificates of Commendation to nine Hyde Park Kenwood property owners for major improvements totaling over 60 000. The Ross building at 4933 Dorchester is the only multi unit structure among the recipients with financing assistance totaling 35 000 FHA section 220 loan arranged by Irving Malamet. The program will continue to honor outstanding home and apartment maintenance and improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department Ofrban Renewal
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Earl Wallace
S. Drexel
Lawrence Hughes
Greenwood
Richard Ross
Dorchester
Robert D. Moseley
Richard Perrin
Kimbark
Theodore Lewis
Harr
Maurice Fantl
E. Soth
Thomas Magsino
Frank Takahashi
Cornell
Ross
Department of Urban Re
Newal
DUR
Irving Malamet
Lewis
Harper
Department of Urban Renewal
Kentwood Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Hyde Park Townhouse
57Th Street Beach
Nancy Hays
Rockwell Gardens Public Housing Project
W. B. Hadley
Charles Custer
Black Stone
Abner Mikva
Kenwood
A. T. Anderson
Martin A. Cohen
Herman Cohn
55Th
Lee Leibik
Edward M. Levin, Jr
E, Rosenbacher
56Th
William E, Erickson
54Th
Ira G, Marks
5Th Army
South Shore Dr
David M. Schneider
Stanton A. Friedberg
Robert B. McKersie
Ernest Grunsfeld
Ruth Wood Muench
Everett
Robert Neuwirth
Herman Sinaiko
S. William Halperin
Marshall Patner
Sidney R. Lash
S. D
Hyde Parkers
Midway
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