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Newspaper
Hyde Park Herald
Location
Hyde Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1960
Page
7
In a letter to the editor Fay Horton Sawyier praises Mrs Pollak for showing that citizens can directly influence national party conventions through delegate selection. The writer notes the campaign educated many previously uninformed voters in the 2nd congressional district and calls it a lasting contribution to political acumen.
A brief note asserts that a vilification effort against Ab Mikva will yield no gain and that Ab Mikva retains respect admiration and confidence from the community as stated by Mrs. Guv D. Potter III.
A reader notes a May 25 letter from a ringside seat praising city action. The southeast corner lot at Blackstone and E 55th street is now cleaned up after two days of work by J M Corbett contractors with a welding bulldozer under land clearance commission direction.
The Leukemia Research Foundation in Chicago is a local nonprofit with no paid staff that plans a door to door canvass in October 1960. It operates a blood bank and offers free hospitalization for leukemia victims, funded by local contributions. Last year it raised 130000 dollars and since inception about 650000 dollars, with 12 percent administrative expenses.
Congress enacted public law 86-211 effective July 1 to grant death pensions to widows and children previously ineligible due to lack of service connected disability. Income limits apply, with payments from 25 to 60 dollars monthly plus child supplements. Seek help at the nearest Illinois Veterans Commission office. Jesse B. Gunn is the service officer.
Local readers urged to form a Stevenson for President committee as polling by Mrs. Janet Pollak shows Stevenson leading Nixon 54 percent to 46 percent. The letter cites Louis Bean in New Republic predicting Stevenson’s win and calls for united support from Blair Ewing Barbara Ewing Tom Roddy Betty Roddy.
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