1972 in Review Highlights Hyde Park Events
Cheryl Fries reviews a year of Hyde Park news from 1972 detailing grants for local projects including Jackson park renovations and Ray Learning Center funding, a gunpoint robbery near Illinois Central station, school safety efforts, incidents at Kenwood High, and community responses to political and social issues.
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Cheryl Fries
Jackson Park
Ray Learning Center
First Unitarian Church
Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
54Th and
Lake Park
Kozminski School
Illinois Central
53Rd and
Ald
Claude
Holman
Gateway House
48Th
51St Streets
Kenwood High School
Hyde Park Holds Peace Day Amid War Protests And Fair Honors
Demonstrators halted traffic on the Outer Drive and Hyde Park boulevard to protest the war escalation while Hyde Park marked Peace Day. The weekend also celebrated the 25th anniversary of the 57th St. Art Fair and honored Frederick Lee Omsted. A subsequent decision addressed Lake Village high rise at 47th and Lake Park for moderate income families.
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Hyde Park Blvd
Hyde Park
Niversary
57Th St
Hyde Park Chronicle Midyear Hints of Change and December Calm
Sometime soon it will happen again. It could be built. K A M Isaiah Israel congregation celebrated its 125th anniversary and Operation PUSH purchased the building that KAM was located in before the merger of the two temples. A 1972 effort circulated petitions for peace and quiet on the point while another group walked nightly there. An injured horse stayed in a 50th street backyard. Alderman Despres accused city fathers of sex discrimination. A young woman was stabbed while sunbathing on the Midway. Chicago Osteopathic Hospital announced a new Hyde Park clinic. The Hyde Park YMCA halfway house was voted out by its board. A young vibrant female state representative was elected in the 22nd district. Five Hyde Parkers died in the Illinois Central train crash. A promise for oven hearings on the lakefront plan was received. 1973 is set to begin with a bang and optimism for a strong year.
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Boucher Hall
University of Chicago
Daley
Bob Mann
Hyde Park
Wirth School
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Martin Gerber
Depty
Cornell Fitzpatrick
Kenwood High
52Nd
Blackstone
South East Chicago Commission
Police Department
YMCA
M.-Isaiah Israel
Operation Push
KAM
East Hyde Park
Point
50Th St
Ald
Despres
Chicago Osteopathic Hospital
Y’s
Hyde Parkers
Illinois Central
Mary Houghton elected new Conference president
Mary Houghton 1451 E 55th St was chosen president of the HPKCC by its Board of Directors at the December meeting succeeding Al Raby. Houghton, associate director of Hyde Park bank Urban Development, has been active four years and led extensive growth in membership finances programs and volunteers. She vows to expand services and review the Conference’s two year plan while noting her prior roles on the Executive committee and as treasurer.
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Mary Houghton
E. 55Th St
HPKCC
al Raby
Ms. Houghton
Hyde Park Bank
Teers
Chicago
American Banker
National Daily Banking
Urban Fund, Inc
Ber
Women’s Rights Committee
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Sojourner Truth
Women’s Committee
Comprehensive Health Services
Hyde Park- Kenwood
Kate Williams
S. Hyde Park Blvd
James Fletcher
S. Yale
Fran Grossman
S. Kimbark
Skip Parham
S. Greenwood
Early Deadline Notice for Jan 3 Herald Issue
An early deadline is set for the January 3 issue. News display and advertising copy must reach the Herald office by noon on Thursday December 28 to appear. The notice wishes readers a Happy New Year.
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Herald
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South Shore
Joan Mendelsohn
E. 56Th St
Lawrence Bloom
Shore Drive
Harriet Meadors
Lucy Arnold
Bill Goldsborough
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