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90 year old activist Otto Wander to be honored in Hyde Park
Otto Wander, a Hyde Park liberal activist and University of Chicago graduate, will celebrate his 90th birthday with an open party June 15 at the home of Dr and Mrs Sydney Bird. The event, from 5 to 9 pm, asks $3 per person to cover costs. Wander, a longtime social worker and peace advocate, was questioned by the FBI in the McCarthy era over Spanish Civil War sympathies and remains active with Hyde Park peace groups. An adjacent benefit at Disciples Church on June 8 features folk singer Ginni Clemens and others to aid the Beaver 55 Jane Kennedy Defense Fund and amnesty efforts for war resistors.
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Otto Wander
Mall of the Hyde Park
Hyde Park
University of Chicago
Sydney Bird
S. Kimbark
Wander
F.B.I
Federal
Committee For
Peacful Alternatives
National Sane
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Wonder
Chicago
Leipzig
Germany
Lincoln Park
Pikes Peak
Colorado
School of Civics and Philanthropy
Big Brother
Jane Addams
Hull House
U.of C
United Charities
Department For Homeless Men
Jewish Bureau of Personnel Service
St. Charles
Joliet
Pontiac
House of Correction
Bureau of Welfare
Oak Forest Alms House
Bureau
Ginni Clemmens
Disciples Church
57Th and University
Beaver 55
Jane Kennedy
57Th Street
Woodlawn Child Health Center