Constitutional clash over school prayer and constitutional reform
Hyde Park speaker Robert Mann decries House Bill 98 proposing a daily four line National Anthem recitation in public schools and a state constitutional amendment package, arguing the moves violate separation of church and state and would empower courts to overturn desegregation rulings. The piece notes veto by Governor Kerner and links to Woods Resolutions aimed at amending the U.S. Constitution and altering federal court powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Mann
Hyde Park Business and Professional Association
Broadview
General Assembly
Ilinois General Assembly
United States
Kerner
Supreme Court
Congress
50 States
The Group review by critic strikes harsh chords
The Group by Mary McCarthy is condemned as superior to a gossip column, a cynical satire that misses humanity. Kay Strong and Harald Peterson are harshly portrayed, while the book’s long dialogues and graphic scenes are deemed dull and nauseating despite moments of sharp observation.
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Mary McCarthy
Metalions
Vassar
Poughkeepsie
Miss McCarthy
Pollak
Kay Strong
Harald Peterson
Kay
Macy’s
Harald
Edmund Wilson
Hecate County
Hytion Hyde Park plan and Negro representation letter drive
A letter writer supports the Hyde Park project with low rental rates through the City Missionary Society, praising integration efforts. Other letters discuss the 1964 election and urge Negro representation in government, calling for a cross race conference of community groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
City Missionary Society
Jane Jorgenson
c/o
Chicago mother reflects on school boycott aims and methods
A Chicago mother, parent of children at a predominantly Negro school, endorses some aims of the October 22 boycott but disapproves of its methods. She sent her children to school and urges adults in the community to converse, cooperate, and seek equitable solutions to neighborhood school issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hyde Park Trees Need Water During Drought For Survival
Article urges sustained watering of city trees in Hyde Park despite drought. It notes young trees suffer from compact fill, lack of soil moisture, and hard surfaces, and suggests methods like direct root watering, mulching, leaves composting, trenches, and deeper soil planning to sustain growth through winter and dry periods.
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Hyde Park
Lake Michigan
Parkway
Kansas
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Tures
Bruce Sagan
Florence Gould
Mary Louise Stauffer
Don McCabe
Jean Garner
Vena Skolnic
Diana Havill
Fred Fuller Bennet
Clarence P. Dresser
Hyde Park Herald Inc
Harper
Telephone Midway
Lil
Supreme Court of the United States
Critic’s Circle
Stephen
Mann & Mikva
S. Reed
Ietaic
Hyde Park Herald
South Harper
Lee Botts
Hyde Park - Kenwood
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