Hyde Park YMCA to vote on same-site new building plan
Hyde Park YMCA committee recommends constructing a new facility at the current 53rd Street site between Blackstone and Dorchester. Members will vote at tonight’s annual meeting on board elections and merit awards for aquatics achievements, with regional YMCA honors to be presented.
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Hyde Park
Ymca Future Plans
Joseph B. Field
Phillip Donaldson
Mary Daplain
Charles LaTourrette
Earlie Thomas
Elaine Richmond
Daniel Hendrix
Region I
Ymca Organization of Awards
Bartlett
Alliance Sues Chicago Police for Hiring Bias
The Alliance to End Repression filed a federal class action claiming Chicago police hiring exams discriminate against minorities. Ten Black and one Latin American applicant were denied jobs. the suit seeks to halt discrimination, overturn biased eligibility lists, and pressure Civil Service reforms.
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Chicago
Federal District Court
Alliance To End Repression
Civil Liberties
Jack Mendelsohn
Alliance
First Unitarian Church
57Th and
Woodlawn
U.S. Justice Department
Civil Service Commission
Mendelsohn
James B. Conlish, Jr
Chicago Police Board
The
Human Relations Commission
Police Department
Memorial Day Parade in Hyde Park to Honor Veterans
Hyde Park Old Glory Marching Society hosts the second annual Memorial Day March and Parade on Monday May 28 starting 1130 a.m. The Victor Olander Boy's Club Band joins about 350 Hyde Park youths waving flags. Indian food donuts and cider offered near the start at 55th and Lake Park. The route runs 55th to Cornell then 56th to Hyde Park Blvd and returns to 54th and Hyde.
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Hyde Park
Old Glory Marching Society
Victor Olander Boy’s Club
Vivekananda
55Th
Lake Park
Cornell
56Th
Hyde Park Blvd
54Th and
Hyde
Burglary rate drops here during parade plans
The report notes a drop in burglary rates locally, while the society coordinator Marvin Gordon says the parade is expected to become a regular institution. The piece ties crime trends to upcoming civic events and community planning efforts.
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Marvin Gordon
Summer programs, crime drop noted in Hyde Park plan
Operation Burglar FREE moves into high gear as January through March 1973 show a 26 percent city burglary rise but Hyde Park Kenwood gains a 33 percent drop. The 21st Police District reports a 21 percent January to March burglary decrease. Beulah Stamps outlines two summer schools and several reading centers for District 14 aimed at lower income families with Wirth and Ray schools hosting sessions and Reavis school running an ESEA Title I reading center.
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Chicago
Hyde Park- Kenwood
21St
Cent
Sal Mahdi
Beulah Stamps
Hyde Park
Wirth
Salvatore Vallina
Ray School
ESEA
Reavis School
Raymond Hoffmann
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Y’s Board of
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Richard McKey
Judy McKey
Gateway House
Judy
Joyce Matuzak
Gateway
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