CCC Hearings Shape 47th Place Urban Renewal Debate
The Conservation Community Council has held extensive hearings on 47th Place to balance resident needs, developer profits, and public policy. Members toured buildings with residents, hearing diverse views, while the Ancona School and Hyde Park Kenwood Conference press for viable relocation and community links. Public agencies remain poised to clear the site for renewal, with planning tied to housing authority and dwelling programs.
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Solomon
47Th Place
Conservation Community Council
CCC
Ancona
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Chicago Housing Authority
Chicago Dwelling
Hyde Park trial of volunteer patrol at South Shore
A reporter joins South Shore volunteer patrols led by Chairman Harry Robinson to study how an interracial effort assists the police. The three-car unit operates Fridays and Saturdays 10 pm to 2 am with about 20 volunteers, focusing on observation over action while relaying calls to police.
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South Shore
Harry Robinson
Fifth Ward
Jackson Park
Police
Robinson
Jeffrey-Yates Group
Jeffrey- Yates
Hyde Park Herald History and Community Housing Pledge
Bruce Sagan and Hyde Park Herald staff publish weekly newspaper since 1882. The Hyde Park-Kenwood Conservation Community Council pledges to expand low and moderate income housing and involve the community in decisions, contrasting past behind closed doors planning.
Garden Fair aids drought battered yards at Hyde Park
The Garden Fair at Hyde Park Shopping Center on Friday and Saturday offers plants and garden supplies to raise funds for the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference. Volunteers sell bedding annuals and perennials, aiding homeowners still rebuilding after months of drought and a dry spring. Proceeds help local community projects.
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Hyde Park
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Letters to the Editor Urges democratic change not anarchy
A reader argues for constructive reform and cautions against revolutionary underground methods. The letter praises democratic ideals, cites Dr. King, and calls for steady pressure to preserve gains while urging better ideas within Chicago and national society.
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Leon Despres
Police Department
Bruce Sagan
Lee Botts
Frank Lett
Jean Garner Jacobs
Jos. Markowit
Edward Swearington
Kit Schwartz
Fred Fuller Bennett
Clarence P. Dresser
Hyde Park Herald Inc
S. Harper
Chicago
Telephone
Midway
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Earth
Altho
America
Dr. King
John i, McReynolds
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