Willis Seeks Three Area School Sites in Hyde Park Plan
Hyde Park School Board backs constructing three new elementary schools with sites at 50th Drexel 42nd Cottage and 50th Kenwood. CHA to sell land at Drexel List while Shakespeare Kosminski and Oakenwald face overcrowding relief needs. Budgeted costs range from 300000 to 400000 per site with 850000 previously approved for 50th Kenwood.
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Benjamin C. Willis
Board of Education
Hyde Park
50Th
Drexel
Cottage
Kenwood
Chicago Housing Authority
Drexel At List
Shakespeare
Kosminski
Oakenwald
Albert W. Harris
The
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
Kimbark
Willis
Harris
49Th
Chicago
der. Willis
June 25 Park Meeting Seeks View Of Point Site
Sponsors of the south side ward groups of the Independent Voters of Illinois invite residents to a 5 p.m. bring-your-own picnic and 7 p.m. meeting on the Point site of a new Nike radar installation. Representative Barratt O'Hara will fly from Washington to lead the speakers panel and press for off-shore fill to spare scarce recreational space. The event aims to address military encroachment on south side parks and may touch on the 23rd street convention site and park conditions.
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South Side
Independent Voters of
Illinois
Barratt O’hara
Washington, D.C
O'Hara
Fifth Ward Office Extends Hours Thursday Evenings
The Fifth Ward aldermanic office at 1463 55th Street will open Thursday evenings starting June 23 to align with local shopping hours. Alderman Despres says the change aims to maximize community benefit, while daily hours remain 9 to 5 and Saturdays 10 to 12. Mrs. Erikson is the office director.
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Fifth Ward
55Th
55Th Street
55Th Street Business Men’s Association
Ald
Despres
Citizens’ Committee
Erikson
Robbers of Watsons Receive Sentences
Three men linked to the April 13 armed robbery of Watsons jewelry store were indicted and sentenced by Judge Dempsey. Gerald Smith aged 23 and Lawrence Northrup aged 25 received 1 to 10 year terms. Eugen French 25 drew 2 to 10 years. Police tied the trio to other thefts including Model Camera and Tanenbaum Pharmacy raids. in Frenchs apartment investigators recovered jewelry including 33 wedding rings and two watches.
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Watson’s Jewelry
Cook County
Grand Jury
Dempsey
Gerald Smith
Ada
Lawrence Northrup
South Parkway
Eugen French
Lafayette
Burnside
Watson
French
Teens Convicted in Delta Upsilon Fraternity Raid Case
Five teens were convicted of unlawful assembly for a brawl at a University of Chicago fraternity dance on April 29. Sentences ranged from fines and probation to a brief jail term. a sixth defendant awaits trial for assault with intent to kill as charges against another youth were dropped.
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Alison Perry
University of Chicago
Nick Caradonna
Donald Land
S. Green
Jesse Martinez
Greenwood
Douglas Foster
Ellis
Ernest van Simpson
Maryland
Drexel
John A. Lloyd
New York City
Delta Upsilon
Woodlawn
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H.P. Herald
Mitzi Bregman
Cornell
Hydeparker
Mitzi
A Capella
Sigma Epsilon Honor Society
Hyde Park High School
Jack Guthman
Jack
Boys’ State
Springfield
By Allen Metcalf
Adelina Diamond
Hyde Park Herald
Herald
23Rd Street
Robbers of
Watson's
Drew Bey
James A. Gertloylis
Salvatore Gonzales
Fraternity
Mitzie Bregman
Des Plaines
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