District 151 to Offer Prekindergarten This Fall
District 151 announces a pre kindergarten program for 3 and 4 year olds this fall to prepare children for school. Enrollment starts August 23 for four year olds by December 1 with testing, medical forms, and birth certificates required. Participating schools include Taft Harvey Coolidge Madison South Holland and Eisenhower. The program emphasizes academic readiness and uses the Southwest Regional Laboratory reading approach. For details contact Mrs. Sharon Hamilton at 339-2710.
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Sharon Hamilton
Taft School
Union
Harvey
Coolidge
7Th Ave
Phoenix
Madison
Orchid Dr
South Holland
Eisenhower School
Minerva Ave
Hamilton
South West Regional Laboratory
140 Parking Tickets Top Cook County Scofflaws List
Circuit Court Clerk Matthew J. Danaher announced the Scofflaw Court crackdown on unpaid parking tickets for 1972. The drive has collected $8.77 million and cleared nearly a million unpaid tickets, with 21 thousand arrests and fines up to $25. Records show Lisa Farr with 325 tickets, Charles Farr with 162, and Rock L. Walker of Calumet City with 140, ranking 42nd among Cook County violators.
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Matthew J. Danaher
Danaher
Lisa Farr
S. Winchester
Charles Farr
Rock L. Walker
Calumet City
Walker
Cook County
YMCA announces fall youth program and classes
The 111th Street YMCA begins its youth fall program with registration the week of Saturday Aug 25. Grades 1-8 with memberships may join gym and swim classes, with beginner and advanced levels. 22 special classes include charm theatre judo ballet and tap taught by local instructors. call 785-9210 for details.
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111Th Street
111Th St
YMCA
Janice Linnear
Leroy Gill
Cheryl Miller
Sagan named acting head of Arts council
Bruce Sagan publisher of the Economist Newspapers is named acting chairman of the Illinois Arts council by Gov Dan Walker. A Arts council member since 1969 he has theater producing roots in Chicago and helped develop NEA dance residency programs with his wife Judith.
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Bruce Sagan
Economist
Illinois Arts Council
Dan Walker
Sagan
Arts Council
Richard B. Ogilvie
Chicago
Judith
State Fair Exhibit Takes Third Place
Sue Sebok an 18 year old from South Holland won third prize and 75 dollars in the Illinois State Fair 1973 Education Exhibit. Her stoneware coiled pot with ash glaze was months in the making after advancing from regional competition in Homewood Flossmoor. Sebok credited ceramics instructor Richard DePirro and Thornridge high school's Don Berwanger for guidance as State Superintendent Michael Bakalis presented the prize.
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Sue Sebok
South Holland
Miss Sebok
Homewood Flossmoor
Don Berwanger
Thornridge High School
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Michael Bakalis
Public Notices for August 1973 Port Chicago Schedule
The document from Adam J. Kuchta Documentation Officer USCG Chicago lists POINTER PUBLICATIONS with multiple August dates 1973 including the 12th 16th 19th and 23rd. This appears as a schedule notification for port related guidance and official postings.
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Adam J. Kuchta
USCG
Chicago, Illinois
First Savings schedules September grand opening
First Savings and Loan announces a September grand opening for its new 475 E. 162nd St. facility alongside the existing 525 E. 162nd St. branch. President Harry Dykstra Jr. highlights rapid growth from a storefront start in 1959 to assets over 90 million by 1973 and outlines new services, rates, and incentives for patrons during the opening period.
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E. 162Nd St
E. 162Nd
Harry Dykstra Jr
First Savings and Loan Association of
South Holland
First Savings
Dykstra
Savings and Loan Association
Illinois Signs Ten Vietnam Veteran Benefit Bills
Gov. Dan Walker signed ten veteran benefits on August 13 at the Illinois State Building. Bills create monthly POW bonuses, tax exemption for POWs, expanded Vietnam scholarship aid for dependents of those killed or disabled, and veterans representation on the Illinois Veterans Commission. A Vietnam veteran will be named to lead the commission.
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Dan Walker
State of Illinois
N. LaSalle Sr
John Houlihan
Veterans Commission
Illinois
Illinois Veterans Commission
Nye to Speak at Riverdale Missionary Service
The Rev. George Nye of Pacific Garden Mission Chicago will preach at 11 a.m. Sunday at Riverdale Missionary church. At 7 p.m. a new Underground Evangelism film The Chinese Are Coming will be shown, highlighting 800 million emerging peoples and outreach for Christ.
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George Nye
Pacific Garden Mission
Chicago
Riverdale Missionary Church
Plane crash kills former Riverdale residents
Four family members are identified in a Boston crash report. Two of the victims, Jay 18 and Tracy 15, were children of Pete Buzz Koteff, a former golf professional at Cherry Hills Country Club. The family formerly lived in Riverdale and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Pete
Buzz’ Koteff
Delta Air Lines
Logan International Airport
Boston
Jay
Tracy
Fort Lauderdale
Vermont
Riverdale
Jack Hay
Cherry Hills Country Club
Flossmoor
Terri Hart
Robin
N. Beja
Jeremy
Florida
Information unit to appear at Almar Shopping Center
The Cook County Board President George W. Dunne's Inquiry and Information mobile unit visits Almar Shopping Center the week of August 28 31 in its fourth season. Citizens may seek county information without appointments and register to vote. Hours: Aug 28 30 1 30 to 4 p m. Aug 29 31 9 30 a m to 12 30 p m.
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Thee Mobile
Cook County Board
George W. Dunne
Office of Inquiry & Information
Almar
Mobile Office of Inquiry & Information
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Pointer Publications
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Federal Reserve Bank of Washington
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Nye
Economist Newspapers
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