Smithsonian church member recalls Peoples Temple ties
Witness accounts link a Chicago 1973 Kinship to James Jones sect. A Miss Ford described Pills and fruit juice as their food, urged loyalty, and warned of Godlike Jones. The Youngs recount a tense Chicago convention and Los Angeles ties before a 1976 Guyana departure.
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Chicago
Dunbar Vocational High School
Miss Ford
Youngs
Mrs. Young
Jim Jones
God
Sarah
Los Angeles
Sarah Young
Chicago Heights
People’s Temple Sect
Fannie Ford
Guyana
Computerized Career Data Now Available at Rich Township Schools
The Rich Township School District 227 board heard a report on VIP, a new computerized career information system at Thornton Community College. It offers unlimited career and college data to students, supplies counselors with a robust information base, and may lower per pupil costs to 50 cents if many students participate. The board also discussed boosting home and school communication via the district wide open line, student conferences with principals, and expanded student handbooks detailing problem assistance and school structure including division chairs and administration.
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Rich Township
Thornton Community College
Robert C. Rubenow
Rubenow
Rabenow
James Warren
Warren
Rich South
PTSA
Park Board Seat Applicants Sought in Richton Park
Richton Park seeks residents to join the seven member parks and recreation commission. Appointed by the board of trustees, the group advises on park use, development, and recreation. Commission members act as liaisons and help shape programs. contact village hall at 748-1288 for details.
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U.S
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Dre
Ore
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Leo Ryan
D-Calif
Young
Richton Park
Parks and Recreation Commission
Frank Farrell
Board of
Village Board
Mickey Konecki
Parks and Recreation Department
Parks and Recreation
Richton Park Seeks Funds for Park Grant and Codes
Richton Park advances plans for a parks and recreation ordinance with first reading at the next board meeting. The measure sets use rules, permits, and the parks commission duties while the board weighs buffering between Lakewood subdivision units and nearby commercial growth. The session also covers Cub Scout Pack 707 activities, Webelos awards, and fundraising events, plus street naming for Fred Bretz and a land acquisition move to expand Glaeser Park.
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Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation Commission
Thomas Drive
Lakewood
Village Plan Commission
Matteson
Woodgate School
Webelos
Den 3
John Bruggeman
Cory Novak
Mark Hanson
John Scellato
Bobcat
James Shaw
John
Chris Rangel
Fred Augustine
McAllister Nursing
Tinley Park
Berger
Village trustees discuss water bill default fee and coverage
Trustee Larry Matheny proposed studying other medical coverage for police, while Police Chief Wilbur Ellis reported two new hires Thomas Johnson and Fred Newstar. August retail sales tax returned to the village rose 13.1 percent to 124,329.35. Mrs Justine Janasek credited paramedics and police with saving her husband. Two new chairs approved for the village hall business office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Matheny
Matheny
Wilbur Ellis
Ellis
Thomas Johnson
Fred Newstar
Justine Janasek
Woodgate PTO to Elect Treasurer at December 6 Meeting
Woodgate PTO will elect a new treasurer at the upcoming board meeting on December 6. The vacancy will be filled by a majority vote of the remaining cabinet members. Nominations may be made by calling President Joanne Berger at 720-2062.
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Woodgate Pto
Joanne Berger
Thanksgiving Day Worship At Immanuel Church Matteson
Immanuel Lutheran Church at Cicero Avenue and Sauk Trail Matteson holds a Thanksgiving morning service at 10 led by Rev John McKiness with the theme Thankfulness Increases the Gift. An Altar guild harvest table displays local fruits and grains.
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Zion Lutheran Church
Elmer N. Witt
Randy Zielinski
Dr. Witt
Governors State University
National Lutheran
Benefit of Respond
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Cicero Avenue
Sauk Trail
Matteson
John McKiness
Altar Guild
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Zion
The
Don Yost
Dino Agbayani
Mike Skoumal
Park Board
George Arquilla, Jr
Cub Park 707
Richton Crossing
Lincoln Crossings
Richton Trail Apartments
Fred Bretz
Bretz
Frank Amerino
Plan Commission
Glaeser Park
Immanuel
Richton Park Star
Park Forest Star
Williams Press Inc
W E. Willams
Charles Williams
Bill Willliams, Jr
Plaza
Park Forest
Ill
Star Carrier
USA
Conn
O.F.C
Gulbransen
Venture
Wurlitzer
Thomas
DI Wurlitzer
Nec
Dixie Highway
Homewood, Ill
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