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Newspaper
Hyde Park Herald
Location
Hyde Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1972
Page
4
A Hyde Park planning committee led by Mrs Muriel Beadle created Harper Court to aid small businesses displaced by urban renewal. After ten years she resigns as president, saying others should take over and credit should go to the committee that conceived the project.
The Herald plans a new literary criticism column titled Reaching For Significance. It will feature reviews by the Herald critic and neighborhood contributors, aiming for newsworthy cultural content. Manuscripts should be 600 to 1200 words with a note on the reviewer and be sent to J Forwalter at 5711 S Harper, Chicago 60637.
A letter to the editor denounces real estate operators who buy aging Hyde Park apartments on Hyde Park Blvd and Cornell, evict tenants on short notice, and flip units into overpriced condominiums. The writer warns of housing loss, displacement, and vacant, vandalism-prone buildings, urging lawful remedies to curb the practice.
Community members urge Chicago Public Library to station a full time security guard at the Blackstone Branch due to lack of protection and intercommunication system. They fear danger to staff and borrowers, especially children, and ask the library board to act before incidents occur. Letters to Dr. Alex Ladison at 78 East Washington St Chicago IL 60602. Sonia and Walter Walker.
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