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Newspaper
Mount Prospect Herald
Location
Mount Prospect, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1968
Page
4
Wheeling passes a proclamation naming 1968 Human Rights Year in honor of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights 20th anniversary. Village President Ted Scanlon urged citizens to focus efforts on understanding rights and duties.
Two counties officials formed a voluntary Council of Governments in Cook County to coordinate intergovernmental action. Leaders from Northwest suburbs and many municipalities built a 20 member executive and multiple divisions to tackle road, health, education, finance, air quality, and youth careers while seeking state legislation and broader membership.
Ten area district superintendents meet December 18 to seek 800000 needed to underwrite conversion of federally financed programs into the Northwest Suburban Education Center. Districts 59 211 214 15 21 23 25 26 54 and 57 discussed replacing a denied 815038 federal grant for the first 18 months of the center’s 32 year plan. FEDERAL financing ends with the fiscal year.
Troop 36 of Prospect Heights held a committee meeting at MacArthur School to plan a pancake day fundraiser to buy equipment. Committee chairman Bernie Mayle announced the event at MacArthur Junior High School cafeteria from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on February 1, serving pancakes sausages and beverages.
State and local lawmakers weigh splitting Cook County into two or more counties to curb Chicago control. Proposals range from two counties metropolitan Chicago and suburbs to a council model. Critics warn of duplicated offices and higher costs while proponents cite reform and city–suburb balance.
The article reports District 59 considering changes to the Ogilvie tax plan raising the rate from 84 cents to 1.07 and then 1.25 with minimums up from 400 to 600. The teachers council advocates keeping 84 cents while raising minimums, with meetings at Dempster Junior High in Mount Prospect to align across ten districts.
The Mount Prospect Post Office seeks 30 mail carriers and 16 clerks for the Christmas period. Employment runs Dec 9 to 21, with applications due by Dec 6. Priority to applicants with postal experience. Apply at the post office or call 392-2730 for more information.
Monmouth College sophomore Jean Didier from Wheeling joined twenty Monmouth students at the 22nd annual Pi Kappa Delta Speech Tournament held at Bradley University in Peoria. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard W Didier of 157 Center Street.
The Buffalo Grove village board decided Monday to cut motorcycle and motorbike sticker prices to $2.50 from $5. The village manager cited that these vehicles are used only part of the year as the reason for the reduction.
The first Christmas decoration theft of this winter was reported to Wheeling Police on Tuesday. Mrs. Walter J. Krause of 58 W. Jeffery said vandals took 20 light bulbs from a roof decoration on her home.
Givers at UW Madison including students faculty and staff donated a pint of blood during this fall All Campus blood drive held on the Madison campus. The event drew 2 132 participants from the university community across students faculty and staff.
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