Illinois board awards 1.08 million to Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
The Illinois board of higher education approved a 1 079 468 grant for the 1971 72 fiscal year to the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. The funds, tied to Education in the Health Fields, include stabilization operating and capital components and follow earlier Hill Burton allocations. The college in Hyde Park operates a 310 bed teaching hospital and serves about 100 000 patient visits annually.
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Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Health Education Commission
James B. Holderman
Board of Higher Education
Hyde Park
Holderman
State of
Illinois
Richard B. Ogilvie
Hill- Burton
Hill-Burton
U.S. Public Health Service
CCOM
76Th
Illinois General Assembly
Healthices
State Board of Higher Education
Mikva urges universal automatic voter registration reform
U S congressman Abner Mikva urges Congress to adopt universal automatic voter registration for federal elections. Testifying to the Senate Post Office and Civil Services Committee he argues the current system suppresses participation and proposes using the Social Security Administration as the registration base. He supports bills by Kennedy Humphrey and McGee as first steps and stresses open registration and voting rights regardless of economic status.
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Abner J. Mikva
Congress
Senate Committee On Post Office and Civil Services
America
Cong. Mikva
Chicago
Senate
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Gale McGee
Wyoming
Cong
Mikva
House of Representatives
Social Security Administration
Apollo 8 Command Module on Display at Museum
The Apollo 8 command module will be exhibited in Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry east pavilion starting October 14. The spacecraft stood 11 ft 1 in tall and 13 ft 4 in in diameter, weighing 9 260 lb, after a 230 000 mile lunar voyage with astronauts Borman Lovell and Anders. The exhibit also features Col. Borman's space suit and runs daily with free admission.
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East Pavillion
Chicago
Museum of Science and Industry
Daniel M. MacMaster
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
Earth
Moon
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Col
Political ties fuel race track influence in Chicago history
The piece traces a longstanding link between Chicago politicians and Garfield and Washington Park racing interests from the 1890s to today. It notes stock deals kept out of public view, calls the pattern political monopoly, cites Governor Ogilvie’s shock at disclosures, and argues for free market competition over state takeover. Harry Homewood discusses the topic on WAIT 820 Radio.
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Chicago
Illinois
Herman Kogan
Lloyd Wendt
Bath House
John Coughlin
First Ward
Garfield Racetrack
West Side
Coughlin
Garfield Park
Washington Park
Hinky Dink Kenna
Ogilvie
Volunteers boost Chicago public schools during October drive
October is volunteer recruitment month in Chicago public schools. Dr. James F. Redmond notes volunteers support daily non teaching tasks, freeing teachers for instruction. The program began in 1966 in three districts, now spans all schools. contact the volunteer office at 228 N. LaSalle or call 641-4277.
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Chicago Public Schools
James F. Redmond
Chicago Public School
N. LaSalle St
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Osteopathic Hospital
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Brady Williamson
Harry Homewood
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