Hyde Park Youth Government notes from Springfield trip
Marie Genne reports Hyde Park Youth and Government delegation observed in Springfield. Bills discussed included lowering voting age to 18, tenant injunctions against landlords, legalization of prostitution, removing marijuana as narcotic, and a graduated state income tax. Bills faced committee and floor obstacles, with some passing as resolutions. Cont'd on p. 12.
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Marie Genne
Kimbark
Springfield
Hyde Park Ymca
Hyde Parkers
Hyde Park
Menny
Ainancee
Senate
Six Divinity students join HPECC staff
The Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference hires six Divinity School students from the University of Chicago as interns for spring and summer. They will assist in tenant union activity and youth and schools programs, liaising with State Representative Robert Mann and Alderman Leon Despres, and coordinating university housing efforts.
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Hyde Park-Kenwood
Divinity School
University of Chicago
Robert Mann
Leon Despres
Bruce Leigh
E. 57Th
John Hillman
Kenwood
Richard Schaper
Blackstone
Don Burk
Schaper
Burk
Honor Mrs Tyskling at Dinner
Residents and officials honored Mrs Anne Tyskling on April 20 for her years of devotion to Harvard- St George School. The director received praise for creating and maintaining a high quality school. Attendees included Reginald Goodwin Mandel Siegel Jesse Owens and Mrs Paul Patterson.
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Anne Tyskling
Tyskling
Harvard- St. George School
53rd Street Merchants hire planner for area plan
The 53rd Street Merchants Association and Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference hire Leo Goldschmidt to create a coordinated plan for the 53rd Street and Lake Park Avenue area. Work begins May 15 with a final plan due August 15, aiming to revive business appeal and curb vandalism and litter.
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53Rd Street
Goldschmidt
Hyde Park Savings Group Proposes Bank and Parking Lot Plan
Hyde Park Federal Savings and Loan proposes building banking facilities on the northwest corner of vacant 55th and Cornell lot with the rest of the site used as a parking area for residents. A community room and safety measures are planned, with bids expected within 60 days and community input sought through the Planning Committee and local organizations.
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55Th
Cornell
Paul Berger
Hyde Park
Savings and Loan Association
Berger
East Hyde Park
Department of Urban Renewal
Hyde Park- Kenwood
Hyde Park Federal
the Savings and Loan Association
Kenwood
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Chicago
Jon Springfield
HPECC
Mrs. Tyskling
53Rd St
Mall of the New Hyde Park
55Th Street
Lake Park Avenue
Golschmidt
Merchants’s Association
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