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Newspaper
Hyde Park Herald
Location
Hyde Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1968
Page
6
A Hyde Park YMCA steering committee grapples with how far to include the Blackstone Rangers in a Cooperative Youth Program amid Sept 5 gang violence. The piece questions whether such inclusion harms youth by normalizing gang presence and limiting non gang alternatives.
The Hyde Park Herald Inc. staff lists Bruce Sagan as publisher and Lee Botts as editor with Frank Lett as general manager. The paper began January 14, 1882, produced at 5240 S. Harper, Chicago. Deadlines for news, display ads, and classifieds are specified along with subscription and single-copy prices.
In a pre election period readers learn how Hatch Act limits political activity by federal, state, and certain local employees. The act bans active campaigning while allowing voting and expression, with exceptions and penalties. It calls for amendment but remains law, urging officers to heed rules and exercise remaining democratic rights.
A Hyde Park community letter defends the Hyde Park Cooperative Youth Program and clarifies that Jeff Fort and the Blackstone Rangers do not dominate the steering committee. The writer explains timing of events after Disciples arrived and stresses Rangers attendance as observers only.
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