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Issue Schools Code of ConductDetails page 6Set Trial Of Lawlor, 13 Others For Jan. 35{. vnU n til * lt;; j;DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAYMe Accredited Community Newspapers of America, Inca lt;viKO MONTHDetails page 7VOL. 70 NO. 88SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 197000 P4G£5 IN FOUR SECT IONSNewsstand Copy 15'Call 586-8800 for Want AdsRita Swamps LaneWhat a Mce Beard Yen Have, SantaCasting an affectionate eye at Santa’s flowing beard, Wendy Behrens holds up her fingers as she rattles off the number and kinds of dolls she hopes Santa will leave for her Christmas morning. It’s ascene that is being repeated throughout the area as eager youngsters make their annual visits to see Santa Claus. (Staff photo by George Bertonz)Students of Three High Schools Join Black Panther ProtestBy KEN MASSON A planned walkout ofChicago area black students Friday to commemorate the killing of two Black Panther party leaders one year ago affected two Southwest area High schools.Calumet High school, 8131 S. May St., was most severely affected with a walkout of 40 per cent of the school’s students (1,800), according to principal Bernarr Dawson. Dawson also said that a total 20 per cent of the students stayed home on Friday.Dawson told the Southtown Economist that as the students walked out some youths stood on the opposite side of S. May st. and threw rocks at the school windows.Dawson, however, asserted that after the students left the building classes resumed for the remaining students. The principal said there was “no way of telling if these students causing the trouble were Calumet students.”He said that a fire was set in one of the school’s temporary buildings and firecrackers thrown in the student lunchroom following the walkout.Police report that approximately 300 students surrounded a squad car at W. 81st and S. Racine ave shouted “get the pigs and then attacked the squad car throwingbricks and rocks.Police reported that the squad's back window was broken and the rear fender, was damaged. A total of 16 youths were arrested in connection with this incident.Police reported that some 300 youths at W. 81st and S. Kacine ave., stopped a man driving a car down S. Racine ave. at W. 80th and threw pop bottles and stones at the car. The man was not injured.Police also reported that approximately 200 students pulled an unidentified man outof his car at W. 80th and S. Racine ave., and stoned the man. The man was nothospitalized.In another reported incident, a small child riding in a car at YV. ?9th and S. Sangamon st. was hit by a brick thrown by youths on W. 79th st. The child was taken to St. George Hospital, W. 79th st. and S. Winneconna parkway where he received two stitches on his forehead.Broken store windows were reported at W. 79th and S. Racine ave. and W. 79th and S. Ashland ave. in connection with the student disturbances.Leo Dillion, principal of Fenger High school, 11220 S. Wallace, reported that 100 students walked out of theIN TODAYS ISSUE40 PagesA SPECIAL EVERGREEN PARK WRAP UP CHRISTMAS SECTIONA SPECIAL TURN-STYUE CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS” SUPPLEMENTOur Award Winning Want AdsIf YOUR PAPER IS NOT COMPUTE CALL OUR RADIO DISPATCH CIRCULATION DEPT.Ill 6*8800~r'^n4c7’V''sr*7^lt;' jnyuischool Friday morning at 10 a.m. He stated that at the time a false fire alarm was sounded.At Lindblom High school, 6130 S. Wolcott st., Patrick Ahern, principal reported that the school’s fire alarm was sounded at io a.m. and the school was evacuated. He said that there was no estimate cf how many students returned to the building after the alarm proved false. He said that morning attendance for the day was normal.Principals of Harper High school, 6520 S. Wood st.; Gage Park High school, 5630 S. Rockwell st.; Morgan Park High school, 1744 W. Pryor St.; and Kennedy High school, 6325 W. 56th st., reported no disturbances at their schools and said that attendance for the day was norma!.Black students were urged by Bobby Rush, Black Panther minister of defense to walk out of classes at 10 a.m. Friday and attend a rally at Our Redeemer Lutheran church, 6430 S. Harvard ave. at noon. The rally commemorated the killing of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, party officials, during a police raid in the parties west side headquarters.Three thousand attended the rallv on Harvard nvo12toForPrepFootballTitle!The Cinderella Mustangs of St. Rita High school today proudly reign as 1970 all-Chicago prep football champions.Playing before a large turnout of 65,735 frenzied fans at blustery Soldier Field, Saturday, St, Rita railed from an 8-6 halftime deficit to achieve a 12 to 8 victory over Lane Tech, the public league champions.Senior Halfback Dennis Bartz climaxed a 60-yard second half march as he bolted over right guard from the Lane one-yard stripe to register the winning touchdown, .It was the second Prep Bowl title won by St. Rita High school. Its previous championship was scored in 1963.Among the outstanding players for the Catholic League champions was Halfback Bill Marek, who amassed 128 yards in 29 carries. It is likely he was theoutstanding player on thefield.St. Rita dominated statistics in first downs during the game with 11 to Lane’s 8. The Mustangs totaled net yardage Of 259 to 156 for Lane.The Mustangs has rushing yardage of 146 yards and added 113 in passing. Quar-. terback Neil Sullivan had seven completions in nine attempts.Lane had an 8*6 half time advantage.St Rita won the toss and elected to receive. Then the Mustangs’ Marek returned the kick off to his own 38-yardstripe.Concentrating on ground play, St. Rita picked up four straight first downs to move the ball to Lane’s six-yard line, but the Indians held at that, point. Neither teamfAr rpof ^first quarter.In the second quarter, Lane recovered a Mustang fumble on the Indians’ 46, and drove 54 yards for the game’s first touchdown. The drive wasclimaxed by a seven-yardright end sweep byFergusaon.Fullback Ron Goorsky ran over for the two-point bonus conversion, putting Lane ahead at that point, 8-0.Midway in the second period, Bob Jilek recovered a fumble for St. Rita on his own 44. St. Rita went on to score on a seven-yard pass from Quarterback Neil Sullivan to Bill Sievert. The touchdown was set up on a 38-yard pass play, Sullivan to John Han-nigan.The try for the two extra points which would have tied the score failed when a Sullivan pass fell incomplete.Lane rushed for 151 yards but gained only 5 throughpasses.It was the Ca tholic League’s 11th straight triumph in the Prep Bowl and it now leads in the series 21 to 14.Oddly, Lane Tech was the last Public League winner, beating Fenwick 19 to 0, in 1959.For Lane Tech, it was the second time in a row it has reached the Prep Bowl, only to bow in defeat in the titleIn second quarter action during Saturday’s Prep Bowl title game at Soldier Field, Lane Tech’s Quarterback Ken Ferguson is shown being downed by St, Rita’s Tim Maher (74) and Bob Mietz (83). Ferguson gained three yards in game St. Rita won, 12-8.St. Rita Halfback Sherwin Hunt breaks through line for six yards and a first down In the first quarter.Quarterback Ken Ferguson of Lane Tech makes an 11-yard run in the second quarter as St. Rita’s Bob Mietz (83) and Linebacker Mark Thomas draw a tackling bead on him.match.Last year the Indians lost to Loyola Academy, 26 to 0.The game finished as St. Rita was trying to run out the time by ball possession.Quarterback Sullivan of the'Mustangs carried the ball on the last play, running as wide and far as he could to keep the clock going and use up time rather than give up the ball to Lane Tech for a last desperation attempt to pullthe game out of the fire.St. Rita’s regular league record was eight victories, two defeats and a tie.Lane Tech’s record before the game was nine wins and two defeats.!v“
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Sun, Dec 06, 1970
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