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Newspaper
Hyde Park Herald
Location
Hyde Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1973
Page
4
October 3 1973 note explains Canadian newsprint strike reduces available pages. Deadline stays Friday before noon and dated stories take precedence over features. Readers may wait a week or two for events and photos.
Due to bad weather last Sunday the Wooded Island Festival is moved to this Sunday October 7. A crowd gathered on the island last week and many stayed to enjoy nature. The Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference and University National Bank sponsor the event.
Alderman Leon Despres compares Hyde Park in 1973 with an 1891 guide. The 1970 census shows 32 612 residents with 16 7 percent aged 65 plus and 11 6 percent in poverty. Unemployment stands at 2 6 percent overall with 3 percent for men and 2 4 percent for women. The 56 Blackstone Episcopal church and 54 Blackstone Methodist church are closed or empty, signaling change.
The essay argues that labeling state or city lotteries a regressive tax on the poor is a weak case. It asserts the poor deserve freedom to spend modest sums as they choose and rejects patronizing claims that poverty justifies government protection from personal choices. It cautions against basing policy on insulting premises about self discipline.
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