Public opinion on Illinois fireworks ban
Interviews across South Shore express mixed views on the total ban. Respondents include Beulah Shelby a secretary who supports the ban citing danger from fireworks, T B Mitchell who laments loss of Fourth of July traditions and calls for moderation, W J Amelie who favors controlled displays, Elsa Reinecke who worries about a life lost and safer alternatives, and Alfred Samek a student uninterested in fireworks due to parental rules.
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W. J. Amelie
South Shore
Soldier Field
W. J
Amelse
May dust quieter in Chicago except Southeast area
Armour Research Foundation scientists report May dust levels in Chicago mostly below average due to lake breezes. Citywide dust averaged 542 tons per square mile, with Southeast readings significantly higher at 73.9 tons per square mile and Stony Island Avenue posting the city’s peak at 415.1. The Midway fared best with 33.8 tons, while Edison Park and Beverly were among the cleanest spots.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Armour Research Foundation
Stony Island Ave
S. Stony Island Ave
S. Marquette Ave
University of Chicago
Midway
Edison Park
Beverly
Columbian Exposition Workers Plan Jackson Park Outing
More than 200 South Side employees and concessionaires from the Columbian Exposition and spectators from the 1893 World’s Fair will gather for an outing Tuesday in Jackson Park. The 49rs group, founded in 1934, marks the Century of Progress year.
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South Side
Jackson Park
49Rs
Cal Sag widening seen as key to regional prosperity
Brigadier General P D Berrigan told East Side Chamber of Commerce that widening and deepening the Cal Sag and connected channels will unlock vast growth for mid America. The Corps of Engineers estimates 12 million tons of annual traffic within five years, rising to 18 million later, with thousands of jobs and population growth expected by 1975.
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mid-America
East Side
Army Corps of Engineers
Berrigan
Corps of Engineers
Great Lakes
Cal-Sag
Calumet Harbor
Mid- America
Chicago
United States
Parents It’s Your Project Warns of Summer Child Dangers
The National Society for Crippled Children and Adults warns Southeast area parents that during carefree vacation months at least two children will be killed and eight permanently crippled daily. Dr Dean W Roberts says traffic accidents and drowning top the danger list for children aged 5 to 14 and urges parents to teach safety by example to reduce summer deaths and crippling.
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National Society For
Southeast Area
Dean W. Roberts M.D
National Society
Roberts
The Declaration of Independence Drafting and Adoption
The Continental Congress appointed a committee including Jefferson Franklin Adams Sherman and Livingston on June 10 1776 to draft a declaration. Jefferson prepared a rough draft revised by the committee and presented to Congress for adoption, which occurred on July 4 1776 in Philadelphia.
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Continental Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Roger Sherman
Robert R. Livingston
Jefferson
Congress
Philadelphia
Independence Day Celebrations Across City and Suburbs
The 181st Independence Day is marked with parades, picnics, and fireworks across the Southeast region and nation. The Cook County American Legion hosts a large Fourth of July display at Soldier Field, while the South Deering celebration features a massive parade and flag raising led by Post 1238. The day includes games, bands, baseball, and a 6:30 pm concert, with fireworks at 8:30 pm. safety officials warn against illegal fireworks as postal and city services observe holiday closures.
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Cook County American Legion
Soldier’s Field
Chicago
South Deering
South
Trumbull Park
E. 104Th St
S. Beasley Ave
South Deering Post 1238
American Legion
Emil Pacini
10Th Ward
Russell Square Park
E. 83Rd St
South Shore Dr
Chicago Police Department
Chicago Post Office
Action Plans To Fight RR Proposal In South Chicago
The South Chicago Chamber of Commerce will act this week to oppose New York Central’s plan to remove the ticket agency from the South Chicago station. Harold Muller named General Horace Wulf to file a petition with the Illinois Commerce Commission. The station serves 150 to 175 daily and supports local industry personnel.
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New York Central Railroad
South Chicago
South Chicago Chamber of Commerce
Harold Muller
Miller
ICC
al Lieberman
S. Commercial Ave
White Sox
Walt Dropo
Jim Rivera
Comiskey Park
Irving Freeman
Patrick Allman
Ald
Emil V. Pacini
Virgil Gunlock
CTA
93Rd St
S. Chicago
Freeman
South Shore Plans New Street Lighting Installment
South Shore will light up in about two weeks installing 119 street lamps in the area between E 71st and E 75th streets and S Stony Island to S Jeffery avenues. The $72,000 project uses 4000 lumen incandescent lights mounted 20 feet high with 12 feet reach, improving safety per Illuminating Engineering Society guidelines as E 67th to E 75th and Stony Island to South Shore Drive receive new style lighting.
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South Shore
E. 71St
E. 75Th St
S. Stony Island
S. Jeffery Aves
Illuminating Engineering Society For
E. 67Th
E. 75Th
Stony Island Ave
South Shore Dr
New Puzzle Worth 312 To Winner
The SKIL WORD puzzle weekly prize rises to 312 dollars after last week’s 260 prize. Readers are invited to solve puzzle six on page 3, choosing between two options per clue and using the clue to pick the correct answer.
Unclear Word Snippets Spark A Thematic List Of Warnings And Terms
A fragmentary excerpt presents a series of labeled words with brief elaborations on topics like warnings inflation breeze yellow convicts conflicts morale and exploring. It seems to be part of a vocabulary or quiz style feature noting associations and cautions across disparate terms.
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Africa
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S. East Encl Ave
Illinois
MRS
T. B. Mitchell
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Mitchell
Elsa Reinecke
Southfield
Alfred Samek
Lsa Reinecke
Stony Still City
Naure
Berty
Great Britain
Marilyn Boehme
Economist
Jack E. Budd
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