IVI attacks HUAC as subversive in Illinois hearings
George H. Watson of the Independent Voters of Illinois denounces HUAC in Chicago as an American injustice. The IVI calls for abolition of the committee and argues for democratic planning and fundamental liberties, noting Communist influence and the need for cross examination. Hyde Park Kenwood residents were subpoenaed to appear at the Illinois hearings.
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George H. Watson
Woodlawn
Independent Voters of Illinois
House UnAmerican Activities Committee
Chicago
House
Judiciary Committee
Watson
IVI
HUAC
Illinois
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Mann speaks at CARC meet in Chicago
State Rep. Robert E. Mann will keynote the first annual Chicago Association for Retarded Children meeting. The program at the Center for Continuing Education on June 3 features a panel on HB 1407 to require public education for all trainable and educable mentally retarded children in Illinois. Hyde Park Kenwood board members and CARC officials participate, outlining the group’s city wide planning and services for Chicago’s mentally handicapped.
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Robert E. Mann
Chicago
Harper
Chicago Association For Retarded Children
Center For Continuing Education
Mann
Illinois
Har
Old E. Friedman
South Hyde Park Blvd
CARC
Friedman
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Paul Boswell
Greenwood
Robert Kohrman
Blackstone
Robert McCluggage
Senator Paul Simon to Speak at YMCA Youth Dinner
The Hyde Park YMCA hosts the Annual Youth Recognition Dinner on June 3 at 6 30 pm to honor high school students in the YMCA program. Senator Paul Simon, in his first Senate term after four in the General Assembly, will be the main speaker and has won the Independent Voters of Illinois Best Legislator award five times.
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Hyde Park
E. 53Rd
Paul Simon
Senate
Sembly
Simon
Independent Voters of Illinois
YMCA
McKnight resigns as Hyde Park National Bank president
John F. McKnight resigns from the National Bank of Hyde Park Chicago effective May 31. He will become president and director of Oak Park National Bank on July 1. Since joining in 1959 the Hyde Park bank’s assets rose from 32 million to over 43 million. He has held multiple board roles with local organizations and led the South Side Bankers Association.
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John F. McKnight
E. 50Th
National Bank of Hyde
John McKnight
Oak Park National Bank
Oak Park
Illinois
McKnight
National Bank of Hyde Park
South East Chicago Commission
Hyde Park Y.M.C.A
Hyde Park Kiwanis Club
la Rabida Sanitarium
South Side Bankers Association
Hyde Park Residents Hear Police Report On Ward Crime Decline
Hyde Park Captain Joseph Vojtech told 40 residents of the 4th ward that crime in the area bounded by 47th to 53rd streets, Illinois Central tracks, and Woodlawn Avenue had decreased. Alderman Holman arranged the two and a half hour meeting for residents to voice grievances and learn about the police response.
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Hyde Park
Joseph Vojtech
4Th Ward
Woodlawn Avenue
Holman
Chicago Beach Dr
Vojtech
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