Hyde Park Teens Admit Purses Snatching Spree
Hyde Park police report four juveniles aged 13 to 15 confessed to more than 60 purse snatchings in the Hyde Park Kenwood area. The youths were arrested near 57th and Blackstone, with a fifth suspect sought, and a show-up arranged for victims at the Hyde Park station.
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Hyde Park
Kenwood
Mhwaa
Llcs Vi Uit
57Th
Blackstone
Ed Mahoney
Joe Mahoney
Christian Science Church
Seph Graney
Sexton School
61St
Champlain
Sexton
Hyde Park Business Groups Form New Association
A new Hyde Park Business and Professional Association forms with 120 members covering 51st to 57th streets from Cottage Grove to the Lake. R. O. Byer rum of the University National Bank and Richard Ayl ward of the National Bank of Hyde Park are elected presidents, with 12 directors including 53rd Street appointees R. S. Thomas Jr and Robert Shollenberger and Eric Stern. The move aims to unite Hyde Park businesses and boost membership toward 300, as the 55th Street group seeks redevelopment remedies.
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The
Hyde Park
R. O. Byerrum
University National Bank
Richard Aylward
National Bank of Hyde Park
55Th Street Group
53Rd
53rd _ street
R. S. Thomas, Jr
Thomas’ Drug Store
Robert Shollenberger
53Rd Street Business Group
Eric Stern
Cohn and Strew Men’s Shop
Sutton
Kenwood Area-Wide Meet Weighs Renewal Proposal
Kenwood residents convene Monday evening February 27 at 8 p.m. in St. Pauls Episcopal Church to hear urban renewal plans from the South East Chicago Commission planning unit. HP KCC speakers A C Shire and William Frederick will discuss proposals and block group input from Hyde Park Kenwood.
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Kenwood
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
50Th
Dorchester
South East
A. C. Shire
William Frederick
HP Kcc Planning Committee
Hyde Park
Despres Endorses Mikva In 23rd District Race
Alderman Leon M. Despres backed Abner J. Mikva for the Illinois House in the 23rd district. The endorsement came at a Quadrangle club party with Prof. Walter Johnson hosting and Victor De Grazia as Mikva’s campaign manager. Johnson stressed local political zeal as Hyde Park-Kenwood residents were invited to participate.
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Leon M. Despres
Abner J. Mikva
Despres
Quadrangle
Walter Johnson
Citizens Committee
Alderman Despres
Katherine Hancock Goode
James Weber Linn
Noble W. Lee
Goode
Linn
Lee
Illinois House of Representatives
Illinois
Victor de Grazia
Mikva
Johnson
Hyde Park-Kenwood
O Hara proposes aid bill for displaced urban businessmen
Rep. O Hara introduces legislation to treat redevelopment losses as a natural disaster. The plan offers 20 year relocation loans at three percent and moving expense payments via the Small Business Administration. The measure, to be referred to the Small Business Committee, faces timing concerns for Hyde Park displaced traders.
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Barrett O’hara
D.-Ill
the Herald
House of Representatives
Tha Hill
Lagu Waal
O’hara
Small Business Administration
Rep. O’hara
New York City
55Th Street
Small Business
Wright Patman
Texas
Hyde Park
Jury Favors City in Hyde Park Condemnation Case
A Superior Court jury awarded 810 000 to Manta Investments for a four story store and apartment building at 5642 48 Harper, matching the Land Clearance Commission offer. The decision speeds negotiations as the commission expands Hyde Park redevelopment, with ownership through a land trust.
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Superior Court
Harper
Tains
Hyde Park
LCC
E. 54Th St
Donald McKinley
Land Clearance Commission Controls Hyde Park Parcels Plan Site
The Land Clearance Commission owns 53 parcels in Hyde Park Redevelopment Projects A and B and has options on 43 more, totaling 96 of 167 parcels in the 73 acre site around 55th and Lake Park. Deputy director Phil A Doyle expects full control within a year.
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Hyde Park
the Land Clearance Commission
55Th and Lake Park
Phil A. Doyle
LCC
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HP Business
New Association
Chicago
University of Chicago
Lake Park-Blackstone
Bernard Baum
Sanuel Stalnick
Kenneth Douty
Mitchell Passovey
Sadie Davis
Martin Jones
Kimbark
Robert Jacobs
Donald Bangs
Madison Park
Lee Pravatiner
Woodlawn-Greenwood
Richardson Spofford
Ellis-Greenwood
Morris Greenberg
H. A. Spaulding
Ellis-Ingleside
Charles Wells
Lieve
Devo
Pioneer Trust and Sav
Ings
Commission
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