Park land bid to shape Hyde Park South Shore cultural center
Letter from Hyde Park and South Shore readers endorses the editorial call to protect Jackson Park. It urges city planners to consider the 58 acre South Shore Country Club lakeshore for a new public cultural recreational facility. Residents of Hyde Park are asked to join South Shore in planning an outstanding park use.
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Jackson Park
Hyde Park
Woodlawn
South Shore
South Shore Commission
Department of Development and Planning
Chicago Park District
Chicago Plan Commission
South Shore Country Club
No Sense of Humor in Hyde Park Ladies Protest
The Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference protests a caption showing two women whispering, arguing that the female race loves gossip more than men. A senior citizen narrator defends the photo and humor, noting the conference never had any humor to begin with.
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Hyde Park- Kenwood
Hyde Park
Hyde Park Bank Drive In facility raises staffing questions
The August 8 Herald photo of Hyde Park Bank’s new drive in raises questions about why a six lane facility is needed. The current three window drive in is often understaffed with only two windows in use during peak times, causing back ups on 54th Street. The writer urges bank officials to staff adequately now rather than wait for fall opening.
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Hyde Park Bank
54Th Street
Vir. Daly
Chicago
Aldermanic
21St District
Ace Cycle Shop
Hyde Park
Gelfand
Bicycle theft crisis prompts licensing push in Chicago
Alderman Leon Despres urges a bicycle licensing ordinance amid rising thefts across Chicago. He cites widespread losses, notes the absence of a licensing system hampers enforcement, and recalls a 1971 proposal and a city leaflet drafts. Despres plans to seek council support at the September 10 meeting.
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Mit
Chicago
City Council
Department of Streets and Sanitation
Daley
Despres
Environmentalist Dr Norman Gelfand outlines policy
Dr Norman Gelfand associate professor at the University of Chicago discusses environmental policy, economic impacts, and energy options. He chairs Illinois Pollution Control Financing Authority, argues for balanced action, stronger penalties, and a pragmatic blend of science and politics to tackle pollution.
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Norman Gelfand
University of Chicago
Dr. Gelfand
Dan Walker
Ilinois
Illinois
State Sanitary Water Board
Ilinois Environmental Protection Agency
Gelfand
EPA
Pollution Control Board
William Scott
Cook County
Walker
Ogilvie
Mary Lee Leahy
Daley
Walker- Daley
Chicago 59
PCB
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