Aid for Displaced Merchants Moves Through Congress
Senate approved moving expenses and business loss compensation for tenants displaced by Urban Renewal. Amendments set payments up to 100 for moving expenses and up to 2000 for business losses, with Housing Administrator regulations to govern payments. House bills seek larger payouts and long loans to cover relocation costs, amid Hyde Park civic support and committee hearings.
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United States Senate
Paul Douglas
Senate
Hyde Park
Rains
Washington
House Banking and Currency Committee
Unis
Small Business Committee
Committee On Small Business
Banking and Currency Committee
Barratt O'Hara
Multer
Riehlamn
O’hara
Ments
The
Herald
Life of Pre-Fabs May Be Extended
Alderman Leon Despres will ask the city council to extend the University of Chicago pre-fab housing for married students in Hyde Park and Woodlawn. The university plans to tear down 88 Dudley Field units on June 15 to build a women’s residence quad and demolish 102 units on 60th and University next spring for a new law building. officials say other housing is provided and fire safety is confirmed.
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Leon Despres
University of Chicago
University
Hyde Park
Woodlawn
Despres
Dudley Field
58Th
60Th
Law
Alderman Despres
Hyde Park Land Clearance Plan outlined for council approval
A land clearance plan to sell Hyde Park redevelopment tracts in projects A and B will be reviewed by the city council. The plan calls for a 60 day bid period with negotiations to maximize price and select a redeveloper, dividing land into shopping/high rise segments and single family/row house parcels for individual or group bids. Approval from the city council and Illinois State Housing Board is required for each sale, with public hearings and bids must include price, proposed structures, plus a 10 percent certified deposit. Prices for all segments set by the Land Clearance Commission and approved by the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency.
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Hyde Park
LCC
Illinois State Housing Board
The
Land Clearance Commission
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Art Contest Winners Named by University Panel
Taylor and the University of Chicago along with art collector Joseph R. Shapiro served as judges for the contest. Raymond L. Martin won 150 dollars for his abstract oil piece among 40 finalists, with Rainey Bennett second and Stanley Mitruk third. Ten honorable mentions plus prizes totaling 2350 dollars were funded by local banks and shops. works to be shown in association member store windows.
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Peterson
Hyde Park Cooperative Society
Association
Jail For Kenwood Zoning Violator Ends Three Year Case
Judge Abraham L. Marovitz of Superior Court sentenced Mrs. Margaret Sharkey of 4820 Kimbark to 30 days in jail with a June 8 start after a three year zoning case. She was released on $5000 bond, with potential recommitment if she fails to comply when sentence expires. The prosecution urged commitment to deter unlawful interracial housing interference. Residents and community councils attended all four hearings in Kenwood.
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Margaret Sharkey
Kimbark
Abraham L. Marovitz
Superior Court
Edwin A. Rothschild
Kenwood
Hyde Park
Kenwood Community Conference
Marovitz
Julian Levi
South Ea Chicago Commission
Witout
Rotchild
Maroin
Michael Leventhal
Kimbark Avenue
Rothchild
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Patman
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