Betty Herlihy and the wildflower garden dream
Betty Herlihy, environmental quality chair of the Chicago League of Women Voters, has long championed local conservation. Her plan centers on Wooded Island and Woolde Isle, lobbying for clean air standards and a native wildflower garden with shrubs and flowers to boost urban nature education.
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Betty Herlihy
Michigan
Chicago
Audubon Society
The
League of Women Voters
League
Department of Environmental Control
Wooded Isle
Chicago Park District
Robert Black
Park District
Hyde Park
Hyde Parkers
Camp Chi hosts 8th annual Teen Ski Trip in January
Camp Chi by the Jewish Community Centers of Chicago will run January 11 to 13 1974 for Chicago area high school students. The trip includes lodging at Camp Chi near Christmas Mountain and ski lessons for beginners with professional instructors. Fees are 50 dollars for members and 60 dollars for nonmembers with own gear tax 10 dollars less. instruction costs 150. Contact Rose Greenfield for registration at Camp Chi Chicago II 60606 or 346 6700 ext 509.
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Camp Chi
Burt Freidman
Jewish Community Centers of
Chicago
JCC
Rose Greenfield
South Franklin
Chicagoland
Winter safety tips from Michael Reese Health Plan
Ada P. Kahn outlines practical steps to prevent falls during winter. From choosing grippy footwear to clearing stairs and avoiding hazards around floors kitchens and bathrooms, families should prepare salt or sand and keep walkways well lit and free of clutter.
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Michael Reese Health Plan
Ada P. Kahn
Michael Reese Health Plan, Inc
Chicago
For
University of Chicago to award 503 degrees at 347th Convocation
The University of Chicago will grant 503 academic degrees plus one honorary degree and four Jesse L. Rosenberger Medals at the 347th Convocation. Meyer Fortes of Cambridge University will receive an honorary Doctor of Human Letters. the Juilliard String Quartet earns the Rosenberger Medals. Robert Mann Earl Carlyss Samuel Rhodes and Claus Adam perform. William H. McNeill will speak on Rites of Passage. John T. Wilson presides.
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University of Chicago
Jesse L. Rosenberger
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
East 59Th Street
Meyer Fortes
Cambridge University
England
Rosenberger
Julliard String Quartet
Robert Mann
Earl Carlyss
Samuel Rhodes
Claus Adam
William H. McNeill
Robert A. Milliken
Probation Subsidy Debates Move Through Illinois House
Rep. Sue Catania reports on hearings by the probation and parole subcommittee in Springfield. HB 1831 would fund subsidies for innovative probation programs with standards set by the Department of Corrections. Additional hearings are planned January to March in multiple cities to build support for a statewide system.
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Probation and Parole
State of Illinois
North LaSalle Street
Judiciary II Committee
House of Representatives
Illinois
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Springfield
East St. Louis
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Francis S. Vandervoort
Ecology
Idaho
Montana
Natal
Illinois General Assembly
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
South Shore Country Club
Country Club
Te Jewish Community Centers of
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Jewish United Fund
By Ada P. Kahn
United States
Michael Reese
John T. Wilson
University
West Africa
Fortes
South Africa
Cape Town University
London School of Economics
Juilliard String Quartet
the Herald
Sue Catania
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