Mrs Atkins Reflects on Family Legislation Heritage in Springfield
Betty Atkins of Hyde Park recalls family ties to Illinois lawmaking as she served as adult adviser to Hyde Park YMCA youth delegates. Her father Benjamin Donegan, born in Lincoln, broke racial barriers as the first Negro page in Illinois General Assembly around 1900 during Governor Altgeld's term. Now 85, Donegan is retired, while Atkins works as a Cook County public aid supervisor and leads local youth groups and PTA efforts.
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Betty Atkins
Hyde Park Blvd
Springfield
Hyde Park
Benjamin Donegan
General Assembly of Illinois
Lincoln, Ill
Donegan
Altgelt
Atkins
Cook County Bureau of Public Aid
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Kozminski School Pta
Liberal reform debate set by SDS at U of C
University of Chicago SDS will sponsor a day long teach in on May 10 to pit liberal reform programs against radical political action. Notable speakers include Mario Savio Sam Brown Gus Savage Tom Hayden Abby Hoffman and others at Hutchinson Quadrangle starting 3 p.m. The event nicknamed The Lyndon B Johnson Memorial Conference on Electoral Politics features numerous academics and political figures.
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Hyde
SDS
U of C
University of Chicago
Students For A Democratic Society
America
Mario Savio
Berkeley
Free Speech
California Senate
Peace and Freedom
Sam Brown
Eugene McCarthy
Augustus
Gus
Savage
Chicago
Tom Hayden
Newark
North Vietnam
Abby Hoffman
Youth International Party
Hutchinson Quadrangle
57Th
University
Arthur Waskow
C. Clark Kissinger
49Th
Richard Flacks
Richard Wade
Illinois Citizens For Kennedy
Staughton Lynd
Roosevelt University
Michael Spiegel
Hal Draper
U. of C
O Hara cites cost overruns in Fifth Army move to Fort Sheridan
Rep O Hara accuses the Army of deception over efficiency claims as the Fifth Army Headquarters shifts from Hyde Park to Fort Sheridan. He warned three years ago the move would cost at least 10 million dollars and now cites 20 million expected total while Hyde Park building sits idle. The 1969 Military Construction Authorization added 5 million to nearly 2 million prior, with GSA uncertain on Hyde Park property fate though interest from Woodlawn Hospital exists.
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O’hara
Fifth Army
Ft. Sheridan
Barratt O’hara
Army
Sth
Hyde Park
Fort Sheridan
Mikva for Congress names 10 co chairmen for campaign
The Mikva for Congress Citizens Committee appoints 10 co chairmen to lead Abner J. Mikva for U S Congress from the 2nd District. The list includes Ben W Heineman Maurice F Gleason Alice Tregay Joseph A Lobodinski Richard C Wade Victor deGrazia Jacob J Weinstein Paul H Berger Alderman David Dagenais and John A McDermott. Michael P Duncan is campaign manager. Headquarters are in South Shore and Mikva lives on Kenwood.
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The
Mikva For Congress Citizens Committee
Abner J. Mikva
U.S
Maurice F. Gleason
E. 50Th
Alice Tregay
Joseph A. Lobodinski
Richard C. Wade
Blackstone
Victor deGrazia
Kimbark
Jacob J. Weinstein
Chicago Beach
Paul H. Berger
David Dagenais
John A. McDermott
Mikva For Congress
South Shore
Mikva
Kenwood
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Cooley’s
Harper Court
S. Harper
House of Eng
del Prado
Lake Michigan
East 53Rd Street
Woodlawn Hospital
General Services Agency
GSA
Ben W. Heineman
Michael P. Duncan
Ilinois House
John P. Touhy
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