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Crusade of Mercy tops 1975 United Way drive in Chicago area
A. Dean Swift announced the 1975 Crusade of Mercy total of 40,718,919 dollars, the highest United Way regional raise in the nation, surpassing 1974 by over 1.5 million. The result equals 96 percent of the 42.5 million goal, with pledges largely realized in December 1976.
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Crusade of Mercy
United Way
Chicago
Crusade
A. Dean Swift
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Chicago Area
Community Fund of
Blue Island
Richard J. Daley
Dean Swift
Swift
Blair Vedder
North Side Girl Scout Cadette
Johnny Frigo
Community Fund of Chicago, Inc
Mid- America
The
American Red Cross
Suburban Community Chest Council
Community Chests
United Chests