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Newspaper
Hyde Park Herald
Location
Hyde Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1973
Page
5
A reader rebuts a series on private education, arguing Chicago private schools show learning centers music workshops and work-study programs. She notes Ray School Principal Vallina praised home economics and arts, claims U of C Lab School offers these programs, and urges coverage of private schools’ course listings.
A letter to DUR argues for transparency on Bryson Hotel loss, recounts how initial FHA backed rehab was blocked, and details relocation failures, policy resistance by local hotels, and the need to craft new community based plans for C 14 and nearby sites. The author urges mobilization to replace urban renewal with local development efforts like the Recycling Center and Sojourner Truth Child Care.
Mrs Gloria Shelton argues for a strong dog ordinance to curb cruelty and protect people from dog bites. She cites high rates of unlicensed and unvaccinated dogs, stray packs in poverty areas, and the nuisance of dog litter as health and safety concerns with warm weather returning.
Alderman presents factual timeline on the 90 year old Bryson hotel at 4932 S Lake Park Ave, vacated with help from the Department of Urban Renewal. He disputes press portrayals of forced removal, notes 51 percent relocated within Hyde Park Kenwood, 12 to 20 relocation referrals, and outlines plan to repurpose Bryson for public school use with possible residential option if school need fades.
A Hyde Park resident expresses relief that the recycling center remains at its present location but notes disappointment it is only temporary. The writer warns against paving the center for more parking to aid polluters and urges continued community efforts to protect the facility.
A reader decries a proposed state lottery as immoral and childish. They argue taxation, including excess profits, progressive income, corporate, and inheritance taxes, should fund schools, not gambling, warning such a bill would worsen Illinois fiscal woes. The letter ends noting a continuation on page 19.
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