Community letters praise Dr Iagmin and defend Homewood police
A reader thanks Central Junior High School for a low cost sport physical by Dr Peter Iagmin and commends police handling of park loitering and gang issues in Homewood. The letter argues cops are not babysitters and urges parental involvement.
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Central Junior High School
Steger
Peter Iagmin
Iagmin
Central Junior High
Donald L. Moke
Homewood
Irwin Park
Nity
Why a turkey is called a turkey trivia tale
A humorously trimmed excerpt from a turkey trivia list by Illinois officials notes the name origin as a mistaken belief the bird came from the Turks. It cites Macy’s parade year 1924 and Benjamin Franklin’s push for the national bird, with contact details for the Illinois State Library and a Thanksgiving greeting.
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Turkey
George Ryan
Illinois State Library
Ryan
Land of the
Benjamin Franklin
Springfield
Jan Grimes
US and UK angst explored by Green and Henig in a joint talk
Paul Green and Lancaster Mayor Stanley Henig offered observations on 1990s American and British concern. Green cited America's boiling pot of change, mobility, and freedom while noting fear and frustration amid shifting economics. Henig linked a post Vietnam shift to waning US certainty as a superpower, prompting reflection on global confidence.
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GSA
Paul Green
Lancaster
Stanley Henig
U.S
Green
United States
America
Henig
Vietnam
Henrg
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Four anti crime bills cleared houses but Daley bill stalls
State Sen. Patrick O Malley says three of four anti crime measures have passed both houses and await the governor. Daley’s safe neighborhoods bill lacks Senate hearings and faces fiscal impact questions. No sweeping passage expected in the veto session.
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Patrick O’malley
R-Palos Park
Richard M. Daley
House
Senate
Daley
O’malley
Political Candidacies, Local Parties Stir In Illinois
Lowfat holiday miniButes report on U S Rep Bobby Rush not challenging Daley and Burris possibly running as independent. It covers Alice Palmer exploratory committee in Chicago, Lester names like Ostenburg Kelly Balanoff and Clemister’s bid for Weller seat, Dart’s remarks on Simon seat, Fawell House reforms, and Will County GOP leadership contest with Laurie Breen Lee and others planning January caucus as Kinney steps down.
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U.S
Bobby Rush
Chicago
Daley
Illinois
Roland Burris
Alice Palmer
John Ostenburg
Dick Kelly
Cook County Board
Clem Balanoff
Frank Giglio
Clemister
Jerry Weller
Morris
Tom Dart
Sun-Times
Paul Simon
Dart
Harris Fawell
House
Fawell
Congress
Fowell
Will County
Laurie Breen Lee
GOP
See
Frankfort Township
Cheif Hugh Supan
Robert Herbolsheimer
Jerry Kinney
Will Gop
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J.M. Berrie
Star
Santa
Dixie Billiard Equip. & Supplies
S. Cicero Ave
Oak Forest
Full
Ashland
Chicago Heights
Joe Orr
Dixie
Gtneenens and Garden Supply Company
Vikings
Dixie Hwy
Eas Eee Mon
Waly
David Flusser
Flusser
Magnes Hebrew Univ. Press
Jerusalem
American Publishing Management Services
West
Frankfort
American Publishing Company
City
Mortgage
The
Home Equity People
South Highland Ave
Lombard, IL
Irwin
National Institutes of Health
Riepina
David Orth
Irwin Retina Center
Ingalls Hospital
Celeste MacLeod
Chris Morrisson
Myra Guindon
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