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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1985
Page
1
A readable package in today’s Star Sunday Magazine highlights golf in the area with features and vital data. A Polish reunion involves a Governors State University film and media professor who will reunite with his wife and four year old daughter arriving from Poland this week.
The Oriental home of interior designer Herbert Redemske will be open for viewing next weekend in Palos Park. Color photos and a story are on Page D-1.
A 52 year old educator in the Southwest Cooperative Association for Special Education has set an open hearing for parents and educators at 7 p.m. in Oak Forest park district building to present his side. Joseph Takash, assistant director for seven years and chief psychologist, also filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission alleging sex and age discrimination amid a new director's hiring and subsequent evaluation.
Matteson village board and library board explored options after the April defeat of a referendum to fund a new library facility. No decisions were made during an informal meeting, and a later session was called to gauge citizen interest through a possible survey while debates over location continue.
The Parents for Family Schools group says it lost the fight over paired schools in Matteson District 162 and will focus on electing a responsive board in the November election. About 20 parents at a Thursday meeting backed a advisory referendum to gauge support for returning to kindergarten through fifth grade in the district serving Matteson Olympia Fields Richton Park and Park Forest.
The Memorial day observance in Matteson features a 10 a.m. parade beginning at Matteson village hall. Carl Larsen of American Legion Post 474 says participants will march to Memorial Park where a wreath will honor veterans. Rev. Robert Myers will give the opening prayer and Rich South High School band will perform the national anthem and taps. Father Edward Cronin will offer the closing prayer.
The citizens advisory committee in Matteson School District 162 has published two fact sheets since the committee formed April 17. The group, including district officials, teachers, and parents from Park Forest Olympia Fields Richton Park and Matteson, aims to guide the transition to paired schools despite initial opposition. Members say the goal is a positive shift with clear information and parental input through the fact sheet program and education committee leadership.
John Earl Baughman a former Homewood police officer charged with murdering his wife Gertrude Baughman had his trial postponed to June 13 in Cook County Sixth District Court Markham. The case stemmed from the couple’s garage fire on April 21 1984 and autopsy findings that she was strangled. Baughman 42 remains free on bail and has pleaded not guilty.
A 16-member task force including DEA IRS and Chicago police raided Benson Hill's home at 4202 Cedarwood Dr in Matteson under the new Controlled Substances Act. Authorities seized furs, cars, and cash. Hill was arrested after cocaine was found in a roll of $100 bills. The action marks a civil forfeiture case aimed at cutting drug proceeds and assets.
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