Wirth Advisory Council Meeting Divides Parents Over Board Changes
At a heated Wirth School advisory meeting, parents argued over how openings on the ten member board are filled by lottery after non attendance. Disputes included whether secretary Bonfield was officially appointed and whether Hairston should replace a removed member. The session also touched on shared principal issues and concerns about school security amid two shootings and other incidents.
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Wirth Advisory Council
Advisory Council Board
Dorothy Hairston
Pauline McCoo
Jeanne’ Bonfield
Hairston
Banfield
Wirth
District 14 Education Council
Dave Canter
Bedell
Canter
Elizabeth Mollahan
Robber slain on 50th Street by police in alley
Police say 22 year old Paul Daval was killed by an officer after a gas station robbery at 5200 Lake Park. Witness Robert Mayes identified Daval as the robber who held him at gunpoint for $30. Officer William Coffey said Daval pointed a gun before the shooting.
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S. Cornell
Paul Daval
Robert Mayes
Daval
William Coffey
21St Police
Police Community Workshop on Protecting Yourself
A police community workshop titled How to Protect Yourself in the Streets will be held October 13 at 7 30 p m in the South Commons meeting hall Transportation will be provided for attendees For more information call 744 8340 and ask for community relations.
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South Commons
Metcalfe Decries Hyde Park Remap as Blatant Racism
U S Representative Ralph Metcalfe denounces the new Illinois congressional district map as blatant racism and warns Chicago could lose one of its two or three black U S representatives. He cites a 1,200,000 black population and criticizes Republican aims to fragment black political power. Abner Mikva weighs options amid Senate speculation involving Charles Percy.
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Ralph Metcalfe
Hyde Park
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Herald
Chicago
United States Congress
Illinois
Republican Party
Abner Mikva
Charles Percy
U.S. Senate
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Kenwood High School
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Miss Mollahan
Concerned Parents of
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Earl Williams
Grammar
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Lake Park
Metcalfe
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