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irt. HOAG A SOUS' 300K 3XNDERT SPRINOPORT, MICHIGAN 49: DC-VIP DA I NEWS PAP A R.I A LDEST M.M NIT i THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1973 Chicago; Illinois VOLUME 92 Number 85 A iVfefBy Gloria Novak (Of The Daily Calumet Staff, 77 The' East) Side Community Association ESCA has rekindled the drive for new and enlarged library facilities, and library 7 committee 7 chairman Mrs. Connie Fritza forniallyasked the which originated the drive to join in the effort. With the elimination of the East Side Hank building at 106th and Ewing Ave.7 as a potential site for a the group is looking into the possibility, of the library board acquiring a stationery store across from the bank' on Ewing. Olivers Stationery Store was gutted by fire two months ago, but the East Side group believes that it could be restored George Rezek, owner- of the0 stationery stored is in the process of moving across Ewing to the man variety store, but was not as -Rainbow Park (pictured) lost: many feet of area through erosion.

Here. a park district upit-plows rocks and debris from Rainbow this week in an attempt get down to a sand base; (DAI LY CALUMET Photo) -V The ravages of a windy winter are costing the Chicago Park District millions of dollars now as it- is time to begirt putting the city's Lake Michigan beaches back in order. Some beaches hit by repeated high waves, such available for comment yesterday 7 Dr. Alex Ladenson, chief librarian for! the Chicago Public Library, told The 7 Daily Calumet that the only thing holding up an expanded East Side station is. a place to locate He said.

that the burned out stationery store is 77' the right size for an East Side branch, 7 and if it can be obtained at a reasonable price he believes that it coidd be restored as the branch. About five years ago the subject -1 came jp the. attention of East Siders when a group met St. Francis de hoblA distuss- the v'7 'j "prospect of a-. Charleen Krieps, along with.

Rev. Francis Chiaramonte of the high The Daily, Calumet Read By- 7 90,000 Person Dally Celebrating Our. 92nd -Year of Publication school, comprised the first library team. Also on the committee were Mrs. Ora Coon, Sharon Mallek.

John Buchanan, who was alderman of the loth Ward at that time and Mrs. Bernice Graan, representing the Fair Elms Civic League. The matter lay dormant until two years ago when a second team took up the issue and. attended meetings with Dr. Ladenson, seeking a new home for the.

Calumet branch library. Working with this group" were Mrs. Lee Ann Edwards, Mrs; Henrietta Oberman, Mrs. Marge Zupan. Charleen Krieps, Mrs.

Sharon Mallek and, Mrs. Ora Coon. The group was informed 'by the library board that if space was available on the East Side the board would consider renting the space by the square In April of this year Ald.wara; (10th) and members of ther George Washington PTA advised vO mm ROBERT C. STEFANIAK challengers Sam Gulotta and Adolph S. Taborski.

SECOND WARD-Progressive Party member Herbert C. Bracklaw won unopposed. 7 375-2000 PRICE IOC Ladenson that they were in favor of using the facilities which now house the East Side Bank for the new site of a library on the East Side. The bank will move to its new location. 106th and Ewing this fall.

At a recent meeting with the bank president, Joseph Olivieri, the library board advised against the use of the bank facilities, because the building is too large, Olivieri It was suggested by Olivieri that the East Side committee look' into the possibility of relocating in Olivers Stationery store. It is the contention of ESCA that the neighborhood needs larger quarters jmrl additional research material to accommodate the areas two general high schools, St. Francis de Sales and George Washington, and eight elementary schools. There are 18 schools in the area which rely on the Calumet Branch library, public and parochial. ESCA is seeking the support of residents and parents.

They advise writing letters to the alderman, notifying him of their interest in a new library. According to Mrs. Fritza. the committee also. needs interested persons to attend meetings to further plans for a new location and meet with the library board at a future date.

Mrs. Fritza may be contacted by calling 734-5068. Henry Soltysinski is president of ESCA. v. The present library is located at 104th ahd Ewing Aye-where tfmayed THIRD WARD-Progressive Party member Albert S.

Wisowaty defeated independents Donald R. Moss and Michael J. Kovacs. FOURTH WARDIndependent Nicholas M. Persin defeated Progressive Party member Stanley M.

Jarosz and fellow independents Irene B. Dockson and write-in Walter E. Laube. 7 FIFTH WARD-Progressive Party member Joe C. ONeill defeated independents' Nickolaos Manetas.

Herman Buehrle and Norbert C. Becker. SIXTH WARD-Progressive Party member Thomas L. Brosseau defeated independents John D. Ely.

Carol F. Herakovich and Richard G. Bong. SEVENTH WARD-Progressive member Joseph F. Gambino defeated independents Gene H.

Wolfe, William Morgan. Richard M. Mecha. Albert Giordano and Shirley A. Ruffner.

Calumet City election results for mayor by ward and city precinct is listed on page five. between 102nd St. and 1 12th St. on Avenues apd E. all within the last 17 days, police said.

1 4th Conducts April Workshop 1 The police department will hold a 4th District Community Workshop on April 25. at 7:30 p.m.. at St. Florian Church Hall. 13101 Houston Ave.

The guest speaker for the evening will be Capt. Thomas Keman, who will explain the functions of the special operations group. High-lights from the speech will include the canine unit, helicopter unit, marine unit. mass transit unit, detail unit and tactical unit. Steering committee co-chairmen are Silas Thomas and Dr.

Max Brezezinski Refreshments will be served. res (By The Daily Calumet Staff) Fifth Ward Alderman Leon Despres said yesterday' an arrest should be made immediately in the shooting of his secretary in South Shore last week, 7 Annette Strickland was shot in the back while walking on the street at 80th and Saginaw Ave. April 9. She. has been in intensive care at South Shore Hospital for more than a week, and hospital officials said yesterday she is in good condition.

Area 2 Homicide investigators told The Daily Calumet yesterday that no arrest has been made in the shooting because the victim is unable to make a positive identification. Area 2 officials -said they had a suspect but had to release him because there was no positive identification. i 7 Ms. Strickland was shot in the back while on way 'from her job as secretary and receptionist in Despres -Hyde Park She has been SCCH's Dr. Joranson Dies In sT; In The Daily Calumet Tomorrow Cook County States Attorney Bernard Carey announced the fonhation of a new unit in his office to use both civil and criminal functions to take on housing problems.

The unit will be headed by Leonard Foster, an attorney with experience in housing cases who left the corporation counsels office to join Careys staff in -7 '7-. -7 7 'V 7 unit combines the" Criminal Housing Management Division, formerly located at 11th and State under direction of the offices criminal division, with functions that have been carried out in the civil division, such as 5 cases growing out of rent withholding by the Cook County welfare depart ment. The new division will be under the supervision of Sheldon Gardner, chief of the civil division, and will have (tffices at the Civic Center. We want to take a more active role in looking for solutions to housing problems, Foster Were especially interested in expanding our 7 activities outside of Chicago and looking at some of the practices that have been going on in suburban areas. The unit will "include two states at.

7 tomeys investigatiors and will no longer be dependent on the Chicago Building Department for investigation Allen Reiffman, who has been head of the Criminal Housing Management will work under Foster. 1 9 Despres aid at the office at 1625 55th St. since 7' Despres said yesterday thathis secretary knows who it is who shot her, and further charged that the same man has been harassing Ms. Stricklands daughter for some time. 7 He further explained that 1 the -daughter had been beaten terribly by this man and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

The warrant had not been served, Despres said, until Ms. Strickland was shot lastweek. Ms. Strickland was not robbed during the shooting. 77 7 Despres himself was shot five years ago whenretuming from hisloop law mm He was shot several times by three youths near 55th St.

and Blackstone and the three Were arrested, and changed shortly after. ''2 'i Despres was also not robbed during that shooting, and quipped yesterday; "they didnt get around to it. 7 Burial will be in Lakeside Memory Gardens, Eustis, Fla The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Philip church, or Augustana College, Rock Island, 111., in his memory; Operation: No Dope, sponsored by the Southside Task Force, revealed this that it had received more than 48 7 complaints about drug traffic on the, southeast v- The program offers two- hotline, telephone numbers on which residents'-can phone in information and com- 7 plaints ahout drugs. and remain completely anonymous, 7 7 Neil Bosanko.

director of the task 7 force said six arrests have been made due to complaints made to the 7 operation. More than $8,000 worth of dope has 7. been confiscated as a result of our ef- forts, Bosanko said. 1 7 7, The telephone numbers are 744-8205 (4th Dist. Police community relations) 7 and 221-3051 Bosanko said the program will continue Congressman Morgan Murphy (D- 2nd) and State Rep; Robert Mann D-24th) have both recently complimented the work of the operation; and have announced their- support 1 of the program 1 'A (By The Daily Calutnet Staff) Incumbent Robert C.

Stfaniak easily defeated two independent challengers in the three-way mayoral race in Calumet City Tuesday. 7 .77" Stefaniak, who was elected for the interim mayorship in June. 19727 received 6,697 votes compared with John A. Daisys 3,878 and Julian Pjrorocks 1 ,030. 7' Stefaniak Progressive Party also swept two other city posts and five of seven ward aldermanships in 7 the election.

7 7 Helen E. Murray defeated in-; dependent challenger Patricia. V. '7 Szymanski 8,038 to 3,142 for city clerk Joseph Borbely with 6,461 votes compared with Raymond Malaks 4,603 handily- won office as city treasurer. 7 Here are the new city aldermen and -the challengers they defeated: FIRST WARD-Dominick J.

Gigliotti. an independent, defeated Progressive Party member Frank Paterek. and Crisis To Be Ai joint council meeting of Coles, Mawr; and Brad well Education members is scheduled for this evening at 7:30 p.m. to discuss the current overcrowding -at Bradwell Elementary School, 7736 Burnham where the meeting Will take, place' The four councils, if they unite, would seek replacement facilities to alleviate Bradwells overcrowding in the form of a modular. unit and a complete elementary school from the Chicago Board of Education, as a group.

Mrs. Angie Ray. Bradwell Education Council president, said We will be seeking the support of other local council members, the community and public officials to obtain new facilities for our school. A state visitation and recognition has recommended probationary status for the elementary school. Police Link 4 Youths With Teh East Funeral services for Dr.

Yngve Joranson, 84, former chief of staff at South Chicago Community Hospital, are scheduled at 2 p.m. at St. Philip Lutheran Church, ML Dora, Fla. Dr. Joranson died Tuesday at Tavares, Fla.

He was-a physician and surgeon on the Southeast side of Chicago for more than 50 years before his retirement to Florida in 1966 He joined the medical staff of the lospital in South Chicago in 1937, and maintained his offices at 75th fit. and Cottage Grove Ave. In 1957 he was named the hospitals chief of staff, and that same year moved his offices to 2630 East 75th St. in South Shore. Dr.

Joranson left the hospital position in 1962, and continued private practice, for' four more years before his retirement. He 'maintained his residence at 620 East 81st St. during his years here. f- i A native Chicagoan, he was a member of the American. Medical and the Chicago Medical Assn.

He is survived by his wife, Irene, and a brother, Tage Joranson, of Chicago. Fourth District police yesterday arrested three East Side youths and have' linked them with 10 burglaries between March 31 and April .17 acj cording to authorities. 7 The youths, who range in age from 14 to 1 6 years-old, were taken into custody by tactical unit officers Daniel Abate, Edward Baron and Norman Brown. One other youth was being sought by police and the East Side Radio Patrol, officials said. -Thus far only a portion of the money allegedly taken by the foursome has been recovered.

Police hope to regain watches, jewelry, assorted household goods and the remaining money. One of the burglaries reportedly solved took place at the East Side Glass Shop, 3711 E. 106th St. Monday night. The shop owner.

Jack Gould. 47, said between $20 and $50 was taken by burglars. The other nine burglaries occurred.