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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1969

Page

4

Be Wary of Cancer Quacks and Seek Qualified Doctors

The article warns that cancer patients risk lives by consulting unlicensed healers who promise guaranteed cures and fixed fees. It cites the National Cancer Institute urging patients to trust competent physicians, regular check ups, and proven treatments such as surgery, radiation, or approved drugs administered by specialists to extend life.

National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health Bethesda

Mikva condemns FTC gas games ruling and calls for ban

Representative Abner Mikva criticized the FTC for not banning gas station promotion games or offering cash options. He urged a House bill to outlaw the games unless a cash choice is provided, arguing the current rules fail to curb extra costs and retailer coercion. He accused the FTC of ignorance and indifference to consumers and dealers.

Abner J. Mikva Federal Trade Commission Mikva House of Representatives FTC

Ogilvie Signs Bill Expanding Metropolitan Sanitary District

Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie signs Senate Bill 927 expanding the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago. The district must publish a notice within 30 days. voters in newly included areas may file a referendum petition within 30 days, requiring 10 percent of the voters to sign. if no petition is filed, the area joins the district.

Springfield Ill Richard B. Ogilvie Greater Chicago

Readers Write Us and Local Elections Reflections

A reader thanks the Culver Star News for coverage of a parent anniversary and notes pride in cross country publication. A political candidate resigns from top ballot position to preserve election code integrity, urging swift legislative reform and dissociation from a court challenge.

California Culver Star News

Court Reform Demands Highlight Con Con Speech

Ray H. Garrison Flossmoor attorney and former government consultant told Kiwanis Club that court reform demands will emerge at the Illinois constitutional convention. He cited forced resignations of two Supreme Court justices and a guilty plea as catalysts for change and urged careful study of proposals while noting vacancies cannot be filled until November 1970.

Ray H. Garrison Garrison Flossmoor Country Club Hills Kiwanis Club Crossroads Oak Forest Supreme Court Illinois Chicago Bar Association American Judicature Society

Colleges Accept G E D for Admission in Cook County

County schools chief Robert Hanrahan lists 58 Illinois colleges and universities accepting GED results as one admission requirement. The list is available in Room 905 County Building Clark and Randolph Chicago for residents who passed the high school equivalency test.

Cook County Robert Hanrahan Illinois Clark & Randolph Chicago

Freedom Savings Bonds Show Strong July Gains in Illinois

Cook county residents bought 17.46 million in Series E and H bonds and Freedom Shares in July. Illinois sales totaled 25.27 million, six percent of national sales of 419 million. The cash value of outstanding bonds and shares stands at 52.2 billion. July added 102,399 new savers in Illinois, part of over 10 million nationwide. Early August outlook suggests Illinois will exceed its 168,300 new saver goal before month end.

Cook County United States Savings Freedom Illinois Clarence S. Sochowski Treasury Savings Bonds

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The Pointer S. Indiana Ave Riverdale I i Dolton Pointer Lincoln Ave Dolton Economist Bruce Sagan Carole Leski National Editorial Association Illinois Press Association Suburban Press Foundation Suburban Press and Radio Association Accredited Home Newspapers of America Cook County Suburban Publishers Association Secretary of State General Assembly Mary Lee Inger Betty Crocker Children of Good Shepherd Frank Gronowski Ivanhoe Junior Woman’s Club Riverdale Chamber of Commerce Miss Riverdale Committee Maureen Fister 144Th Street Ben Franklin’s Facts & Fashions Ben Franklins Dairy Queen Brazier 154Th Chicago Rd Dalton Noel Tucker Marianne Kast Larry Kast American Bar Association National Conference of Commissioners On Uniform Bar Associations U.S. Treasury Department Ciam Kola Kiddles Dad Kiddle Kolognes Cologne Disneyland Games Ford City Cicero Ramon Ee Oe Itulip Suggs
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