Hyde Park responds to student letter on Wooded Island Festival
The Conference answers a student's critique of Tartuffe and defends the planned October 1 festival on Wooded Island in Jackson Park. It emphasizes education over carnival atmosphere, outlines activities including bird watching, picnics, hayrides, sculpting, music, and a plant growth demonstration with free seeds.
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Wooded Island
Jackson Park
Hyde
Audubon’ Society
Sharon Jeffrey
Joan Mendelsohn
Audience responds to Tartuffe review with praise and critique
A reader defends the Wooded Island festival and Tartuffe cast. They commend Dorine and Mme Pernelle for characterful gestures while praising Orgon and Cleante. The letter praises Nicholas Simon’s Hungarian accent and objects to reviewer pedantry, urging better future judgment.
Illinois AG affirms 18-year-olds may marry without parental consent
Attorney General William J. Scott issued a legal opinion on Monday July 3 stating that 18-year-old males may marry without parental consent, aligning with 18-year-old women who wed freely. He argues denying this equality would violate federal and state constitution equal protection.
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William J. Scott
Illinois
Attorney General
Illinois General Assembly
Scott
Praise for 55th Street mural and civic actions
Hyde Park residents praise the new mural on the 55th Street underpass and call for community cleanup. State Representative Lewis A. H. Caldwell lauds efforts to curb litter and supports reforms allowing 18 year olds to serve as notaries and executors, citing equal protection provisions.
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55Th Street
Hyde Park
Chicago
Controversy Over Drummers on the Point Sparks Debate
A reader questions complaints about local youths on the Point and asks if the clash would differ if white guitar players objected on the street corners. The letter defends drums as music and raises racial tensions.
Voter registration details and McGovern analysis in 1972 context
Instructions for registering to vote before the November 7 election include location City Hall Room 308 LaSalle and Randolph Streets with weekday hours 9 to 5 and Saturday 9 to noon. It notes eligibility, address change deadlines, and contrasts McGovern’s campaign with Roosevelt era ferment and 1932 and 1972 voter mood.
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City Hall
LaSalle
Randolph Streets
Sen. McGovern
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
McGovern
Richard Daley
Chicago
New York
New York City
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Ancona
Hyde Park Herald
Procenium
Moliere
Louis the Fourteenth
Richard Wilbur
Offen
Dorine
Mme. Pernelle
Orgon
Cleante
Wooded Island Festival
Nicholas Simon
Charles Jenkins
Court Theater
Ogilvie
House
Horsley
Senate
Lewis A. H. Caldwell
Harry Homewood
Board of Election Commissioners
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