Illinois News Index

Highland Park Press, 11 Mar 1948, p. 1

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fessing horror at the human sacrificial rites of ancient Indian peoples of Central America. He used to point out that although what he called "the method of selecting the sacrifice" mWM human sacrifice too: Fhey practice it, he said, inâ€" their skyscrapers, which cost "a flife for each floor," and in installing traffic safety devices, where each must have claimed an undetermined number of victims before it is eliminated. # f z As Mayor Patton has pointed out, the final solution may be any, none, or a combination of the solutions outlined above. However, the most important factor in arriving at any sort of an answer to the problem is the A professor of Spanish we once knew used to marvel at the effrontery of "civilized" people for proâ€" The North Shore Line crossing at Central Avenue is well on its way to becoming such a hazard. There have been nine recorded accidents there since last June. Recently an aged man lost both legs. More recently a young boy narrowly escaped death. o The problem has received the attention of the city administration, and several possible solutions have been proposed. The ideal solution, of course, would be the construction of an underpass, but the time element is prohibitive, as there is no possibility of obtaining the Other suggestions include the extension of the wes§t platform to the north so that southbound trains consisting of five or more cars can stop without the front end of the train projecting out into the crossing, and the rehiring of a crossing guard. cooperation of the North Shore Line. necessary state or federal aid in the foreseeable future. To date, that cooperation has not been forthcoming. Despite several attempts, the city has been unable to arrange a meeting with officials of the line. At present, of course, the line is faced with the possibility of a strike, as well as other important problems. Let‘s hope that it won‘t take one or more deaths to make the crossing probâ€" e THE LEGION SERVES y + Elsewhere in this paper is an article teNing of some of the work being done in Highland Park by. The Amâ€" erican Legion Service Department. The article points out that the Legion, handled 1190 services cases in 1947. Thse cases included making funeral arrangements for veterans who died overseas and whose bodies were reâ€" applications, compensation claims, explaining provisions of the GI1 Bill of Rights and a host of other similar seryâ€" icesâ€"all of them performed without cost to the vets. © WHAT PRICE PROTECTION? Vol. No. 38; No. 3 Here is one of the sources from which the Legion draws its strength. Any organization with such a record of unselfish service is deserving of support, both from its members and from the community at large. It is not strange that the Legion is so highly regarded in Highâ€" land Park. w > Up To Now MARCH Ii5th BY BILL THOMAS The Higblanm Park Press | A Paper for Highland Parkers ® Published by Highland Parkers Art Exhibition | By Local Man To Be Held Soon between the Russels (champions of the recent city tournament) Highland Park, Hlinois, Thursday, March 11, 1948 ANNOUNCE WOOD AS CANDIDATE ROBERT F. PATTON Highland Park‘s Official 5c a copy; $1.50 a

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