Missiles to the Editor on Nike Hercules site in Chicago
A Chicago reader requests General Le Van justify keeping the Nike Hercules defense site at Jackson Park 55th and South Shore Drive. He asks why interior and lakefront sites are preferred, why the park location is chosen, and asks for the detailed study cited in the February 13, 1969, letter and a public explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. le van
Department of the Army
General le van
Jackson Park
55Th and
South Shore Drive
Chicago
City of
Epton Backers Welfare Plan Vote Record Clarified
A letter from Robert E Mann and a constituent argues the welfare package and HB 1479. Mann notes Epton supported three of six welfare bills and voted for HB 1479, urging accuracy on records. The letter also includes critique of a proposed state income tax with proposed exemptions and corporate tax mixed in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Representative Epton
House Public Welfare Committee
House
Robert E. Mann
Robert Mann
Richard Newhouse
Ogilvie
Enduring inflation blamed for street carnage and apathy
The writer condemns inflation as a driver of national tragedy citing rising killings and reckless behavior. They warn that life seems cheap, violence spreads from ghettos to all areas, and urge finding a better way to combat inflation rather than accepting it as fate.
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Epton
Bernard E. Epton
South Side Bank & Trust CO
Cottage Grove
Beauticians
Pierre Andre
Hyde Park Blvd
Department Stores
Breslauer Hyde Park
Kenwood
U.S
East
Kimbark
KIM Thomas Pharmacy
53Rd & Blackstone
Fabyar, Inc
Sharper Court
Mitzie’s Flower Shop
East 53Rd
Rosemary Mitchell
Gill & CO
AL Abrams Motor Sales Inc
Pontiac
Hyde Park
Lake Park
Don Wilson
Murat Somay
Fe I
53Rd & Lake Park
Hyde Park Bank
55Th & Lake Park
Levis
H.I.S
Anthony Gesture
Anvil
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