Chicago answers New York poster with city centered pride
Chicago designers unveil a poster rebutting Steinberg’s New Yorker cover, depicting Chicago as the center of the universe. The design by Henry Swierzchowski shows Lake Michigan, the skyline, and the Loop with peoria in the distance, contrasting a bustling, cheerful Chicago against a critiqued New York image. It sells for 12 dollars unframed and 42 dollars framed.
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Chicago
Henry Swierzchowski
New York City
New York
Swierzchowski
Lake Michigan
Lake Shore Drive
Peoria
Pacific
Atlantic Oceans
Golden Gate Bridge
Eiffel Tower
Constantine’s Arch
Rome
John Hancock Center
Standard Oil
Playboy
Board of Trade
Chicago Public Library
Evanston Theater Switches From X to PG After Community Action
In Evanston the Coronet Theater abandoned X-rated films after residents mobilized. A 100-person meeting with Mayor Jay Lytle urged a 1000 foot restriction near homes. owner Freedberg agreed to replace adult fare. Park-and-lead leaflets and church outreach supported a family-friendly rebrand. A gala marks the shift as officials and residents praise the peaceful outcome.
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Evanston
North Shore
Sandy Wright
Leo Freedberg
Teenager wounded in CTA gunbattle on Chicago's South Side
A CTA bus driver Elvin Boone 29 detained and released without charge after a gunfight with three youths of 17 on Saturday. Christopher Crisp 17 was shot in the thigh and in serious condition at Jackson Park Hospital. Police say the youths confronted Boone who warned of pickpockets. A fist fight led to gunfire from both sides ending with multiple charges for Crisp Jones and Troy Cooper.
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Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority
Elvin Boone
CTA
South Side
Christopher Crisp
Jackson Park Hospital
Boone
Crisp
August Amerino
Christopher Jones
Jones
Troy Cooper
Cooper
Chicago board asks Pa. educator Holliday to consider superintendency
The Chicago School Board voted 6-5 to ask Frederick D. Holliday of York, Pennsylvania, to accept the district's superintendent post for 473,000 students, prompting anger among black members who back Manford Byrd. Holliday reportedly would accept if offered, with a week to respond.
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Associated Press
Chicago School Board
York, Pa
Frederick D. Holliday
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Holliday
Manford Byrd
Mothball fleet aids in commuter service
The Regional Transit Authority reports commuter service running smoothly as 205 retired Grumman Flxible 870 buses are replaced by a mix of retired buses, school buses, and trains after structural defects were found in 10 buses. Over the weekend 75 school buses were borrowed to cover routes, with two Lansing routes suspended.
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Chicago
Grumman
Regional Transit Authority
RTA
Lansing
Isack Pochran
Thieves Take Makings for Mammoth Seafood Cocktail
Police investigate the theft of what could be the world’s largest seafood cocktail after investigators at a South Holland truck stop found 200 cases of crab meat in a trailer and uncovered an earlier 1,400 case loss of crab meat and shrimp from a Chicago shipping firm. The snow indicated the trailer had been parked for days and thieves likely sold the cargo in small amounts. the remaining crab meat is valued at about $10,000.
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Chicago
South Holland
Ill
Small Fire Sends Recruits Outdoors At Glenview Naval Base
About 100 recruits at Glenview Naval Air Station were moved to the cold rain after a small fire broke out in a second floor barracks bedroom. No injuries were reported. Fire officials said a lighted match or cigarette may have started the blaze. it was contained within 15 minutes and residents returned by 1 a.m.
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Glenview
Glenview Naval Air Station
David Janczak
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