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Newspaper
Hyde Park Herald
Location
Hyde Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1971
Page
4
The Hyde Park Herald recalls 19th century efforts to combat bias and recounts a Kenwood High School council ballot that lists candidate race after each name. The piece questions a system where race predetermines election outcomes and asks when counting may end.
The Alport building at 53rd and Harper is under demolition after the Urban Renewal department secured title earlier this year. The Conservation Community council recommended razing it in February 1969, and workers started tearing it down last week.
Memorial service to honor Robert Pollak who died last week at 4 30 p m on May 19 in Mandelhall. Pollak was a longtime columnist and friend of the Hyde Park Herald and served as counselor adviser and critic since the paper was revived over 15 years ago. We shall miss him.
The Alderman notes a surge of abandoned housing near Hyde Park and East Woodlawn. In East Woodlawn 82 apartment buildings stand empty and slated for demolition after court and city contracts. The Urban League warns a tipping point may arrive if abandonment continues, urging intervention to rebuild a livable Woodlawn with housing, recreation, and safety.
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