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HOAG 4 SONS BOOK BINUe.K.1, NU, SPRINGPORT, MICHIGAN 49284 i SPAPER COMMUNITY DAILY OLDEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1972 AMERICAS Part Time Office Helping But No Permanent Unit Funds i bureau is makingevery effort to find some money, but we havent been too successful. Young added, We have no money for expansion purposes, 'so in the immediate future we can only do what we are doing now. Young said, It appears the Office of Economic Opportunity will be funded on the same basis as last year, which means we will get no new funds for expansion. The bureau has promised to see what can be done with private funds, Young said. An Ad Hoc committee for the South Chicago office was formed in October and arranged for a temporary office and staff for the legal services.

The committee was formed following a series of meetings between representatives of the Legal Aid Bureau and various community representatives designed to set up MARGIE CORICH (Of The Daily Calumet Staff) The local advisory council of the newly-established Legal Aid office in South Chicago is frustrated about the way things are going and wants to take actum, according to a spokesman for the group. The council claims that nothing has been done to establish a permanent office in South Chicago, though members claim that such action was promised by Jan. 1. The temporary office, staffed by volunteer workers, was opened in the offices of the South Chicago Community Services Center at 8930 Commercial Ave. last December.

Appointments to see an attorney can be made during the. day, and an attorney is at the office Monday and Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. Arthur K. Young, director of United Charities Legal Aid Bureau, said the Brzezinski Case May Not Be Decided Till Spri ng: DC-VIP 375-2000 PRICE lOtf Will Honor armed robbery; Wayne Robinson, 23 oi 6801 May, was arrested and charged with armed robbery and attempted deviate sexaual assault; and Charles White, of 717 W. 66th PL, was arrested and charged with armed robbery.

Officers Swick and Reinsma were (Continued on Pago 3) Frank's Back Franks at 8450 Commercial has re-opened, and issues of The Daily Calumet are currently on sale at the location. The store had temporarily been closed while owner Frank Budzinski was confined to the hospital. pay one-half the cost of the remaining uniforms to be purchased. Belinda and the rest of the girls art not even official Girl Scouts yet, and they seem to have learned very well one of the Girl Scout laws which they, like thousands of other girl scouts around the world, will recite upon investiture: A Girl Scout is a friend to all and a sister to every other Girl Scout. 10 RADIAL SAW with My Dally ualumet Classified Ad brought quick results.

W. Legenza VOLUME 01 NUMBER 58 State Rep. Samuel Maragos (D-30th) yesterday denied rumors that he is planning on moving to Calumet City. Maragos told The Daily Calumet, "I am not going to move. I have no intentions of moving.

I'm going to stay right here." He currently lives at 9207 Yates. Maragos said that he did "not know where all these rumors are coming from," but noted, "Even friends of mine are asking me if I've moved." Pollution Fine $7,500 For S. Works r' U.S. Steel Corporation yesterday was fined $7,500 in connection with a federal pollution case resulting from the reported breakdown of two clarifiers in September of 1969 at its South Work3 plant, 3426 E. 89th St Edward C.

Logelin, U.S. Steels midwest vice president, issued a statement yesterday concerning the federal court fine imposed on the company. The indictments of the company that were returned late in 1969 resulted from an unforeseeable breakdown of mechanical equipment that the company employed to remove solids from process water used in its blast furnace operations at South Works prior to their return to Lake Michigan, Logelin said yesterday. He continued: "The company believed then, and continues to believe, that neither it, nor any of its employees, were guilty in these circumstances of any violation of the law. Repair of the equipment, Logelin said, "was begun immediately following the accidental breakout and was pursued under forced draft until completed in order to minimize to the extent, possible, the discharge into the lake.

The company since that time, has entered into an agreement with the state of Illinois and the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Chicago, under which a system for handling all South Works process water, including that used at its blast furnaces, is being installed. When completed, the system (Continued on Pago 3) ICO Sets Meet The Irondale Community Organization will meet tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at St. Kevins Church Hall, 105th and Torrence. Organization officials report that important matters will be discussed, and all members are asked to attend.

ATI A To Meet The Avalon Trails Improvement Association will meet tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the S.J. Sukta Post, 133rd and Brainard. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. Dateline: Calumet Turn To Page 2 By KATHLEEN HALLAHAN 40fjhe Daily Calumet Staff) The trial of Norman Brzezinski, South Chicago real estate broker charged in grand jury indictments with nine counts of grant theft, may begin in mid-March, Judge Philip Romiti told The Daily Calumet this week.

Brzezinski was indicted July 23 of last year on seven counts of grand theft (two more indictments were issued in October). He has had 14 court continuances, the most recent one granted last Thursday until Feb. 25. Illinois State. Patrolman Chester Mikolanczak asks the driver of this truck for.

his load order as the truck was stopped near 132nd and Avenue yesterday for suspected overweight. According to the officer and his partner, Dennis Angelo, the truck was first spotted at 130th and Brainard, but the driver told them he did not hear their siren until he stopped at 132nd and Avenue. The state police then escorted the truck to a weigh station at the Allied Chemical near 130th and Torrence. (DAILY CALUMET Photo by Larry Clarino) SC Chamber Breclaw Sets Sights On immediate legal service, and with an eye toward establishing a permanent office of the bureau in South Chicago. Spokesmen for the advisory council said the Legal Aid Bureau had promised a full-time office if we could get the project going on a temporary basis.

The current office is staffed by volunteers and space is being donated for the project. 7 Another member of the council said, "Legal Aid requested funding specifically for the South Chicago office, and we just hope they dont spend the money somewhere else. They are supposed to have a comprehensive program in the city, and we hardly have any service out here. The advisory council met last night with representatives of a advisory council, to. discuss representation from the South Chicago office in the Legal Aid Society.

Romiti who heard the initial charges against Brzezinski last Sept. 10. The case since has been continued seven times in Judge Romitis courtroom. Judge Romiti said yesterday that a series of routine motions by the states attorney, and responses to those motions by the defendants attorney, John Cogan, has resulted in the delay of action in the trial. The states attorney, he must file "discovery motions which include a list of witnesses to be called, as well as transcripts of witnesses who testified before the grand jury.

If all of the discovery motions and related matters are supplied, I assume well be ready to sit down for trial in mid-March or so, Judge Romiti said. It depends a great deal on what position the defendant takes on these cases, the judge noted. Brzezinski, he said, would not be asked to make a decision on whether he wants a bench or jury trial until a trial date is set. We set these cases on a must try basis, and we tell the defendant, Were (Continued on Page 3) Shot On Bus Youth 'Serious' Randy Powell, 16, of 506 E. 91st was listed in serious condition at.

Roseland Community Hospital af ter he was allegedly shot twice in the head yesterday afternoon. The youth was reportedly shot while riding a bus near 91st and Cottage Grove at approximately 1:30 p.m. According to Area 2 Robbery officers, no arrests were made in the incident. made with construction paper, glue and crayons. When he received the homemade greeting, Gutraj wrote back immediately telling her, It was nice of you to share some of your Christmas with me and the rest of us here.

I thank you. Shortly after that, Mrs. Stanley Gutraj asked the troop leaders what Belinda needed most, as their son wished to help Belinda out her scouting. The troop will hold its investiture Feb. 27, and it appeared for a while that most of the girls would become scouts without uniforms, handbooks and other items most Girl Scouts take for granted.

The troop was organized at the South Chicago Neighborhood last October, with girls ages 9, 10 and 11. Swick, Reinsma Feb. 9 Permanent Mayoral Seat jr The real estate agent, who has offices at 8307 South Shore appeared at preliminary hearings in felony court branch 44 several times before the initial indictments were issued. In late summer, Chief Justice Joseph A. Power assigned Brzezinskis case to Judge Saul Epton, but two court dates later, Epton announced that he could not preside impartially at the trial, since both Eptons family and Brzezinskis were close friends.

After Judge Epton disqualified himself from the case, Judge Power reassigned the matter to Judge Romiti, the way in solving many problems while Calumet City was going through its growing pains. Calumet City has expanded greatly in the last 10 years, and with a growing population, youve got growing problems. The interim mayor said he would wait until a later date to make an announcement concerning his candidacy. I have the intention of running for the office, but it all depends on what falls into place, he said yesterday. If he became a candidate, he said, the two biggest issues would be the creation of a central purchasing agency and the adoption of a master plan for the city.

Breclaw is 48, and has lived in (Continued on Page 3) Responding to a call of a home invasion, 4th District Officers Ronald Swick and Ronald Reinsma were approached by a man near 84th and Bennett, who told them that someone was upstairs with his wife. The officers investigated the incident and four gunmen came from the upper floor and fled into the basement. The officers were in pursuit, but the gunmen allegedly hid in the basement and refused to surrender. Officers Swick and Reinsma then reportedly summoned heavy equipment to the scene, and the alleged offenders were flushed out with police dogs and tear gas. Alexander Anderson, 22, of 7914 Bennett, was arrested and charged with attempted rape and armed robbery; Charles Cherry, 29, of 6501 Racine, was arrested and charged with Learns Scout Is A Friend' By KATHLEEN HALLAHAN (Of The Daily Laumet Staff Herbert Breclaw, named interim mayor of Calumet City Monday night during a special meeting of the City Council, told The Daily Calumet that he intends to be a candidate for mayor when a special election is held, possibly within the next 60 days.

The Calumet City mayoral seat has been vacant since Friday, when the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that Joseph W. Nowak was ineligible to be mayor of the south suburb since his 1970 conviction of conspiracy to defraud a federal savings and loan association. Nowak today is beginning a three-year term in prison in Sandstone, Minn. Several ballots by the seven aider-men failed to determine who would be interim mayor. The first and second nominations of Breclaw failed to receive the needed votes, as did nominations of Aid.

Joseph Sayne and Aid. Sarah Mase. After two recesses, however, a third vote on Breclaws nomination was successful. Breclaw said yesterday that he was slightly surprised at the number of times a vote was taken. I thought two or three ballots would come up with a decision.

he said. But he added, I think the meeting was very good. I think the City Council did a good job, and I think that members voted in the best interests of Calumet City. An alderman for the last 11 years, Breclaw noted, The council has always presided by a seniority basis. Im glad to see that they followed that route.

Breclaw once opposed Nowak in the towns mayoral race. We ran on opposite sides, he said, but Nowak did a wonderful job for the city. He led They immediately ran into numerous problems. For example, 35 girls joined the troop but only seven were able to pay the national membership fee of $2. A group of businessmen in South Chicago heard about the problems of the new troop and sent more than $50 to the settlement house to help the girls, nearly all of whom have never been in scouting before.

Then various local residents who had previously been involved in scouting began sending in used books, uniforms and other items. Cadette Troop 1330 on the East Side sent in several uniforms and books' for the Junior troop, and individual troop leaders from the East Side made monetary donations to get the new troop going. Finally, the Parents Advisory Council at the settlement house agreed to By MARGIE CORICH (Of The Daily Calumet Staff) When ten-year-old Belinda Castenada of South Chicago is invested into Girl Scout Troop No. 1550 this month, she be wearing a uniform which is a ft from an American soldier in Viet Nam who arranged through his parents in South Chicago to outfit Belinda for her investiture. Belinda, along with more than 30 fellow troop members, took it upon themselves to send Christmas greetings last December to servicemen whose names appeared in The Daily Calumet Service Lines Christmas List.

SP 4 Conrad Gutraj, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Gutraj of 8535 Kingston received from Belinda, a card.