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Embassy Snooping. It was the high court that brought the shadowy issue of electronic surveillance into the open in the first place. Last March, in the case of Alderman v. U.S., the court held that a defendant may demand to see the transcripts of any illegal bugs or wiretaps of his conversations, or those of people on his premises. The 5-to-3 decision forced the Government to yield not only its Hoffa records, but also those of ex-Heavyweight Champion Cassiu Clay's conversations with King and Elijah Muhammad.* Yet the Government had a far more important reason...
When a 163-ton abstract metal sculpture by Pablo Picasso was unveiled in the plaza of Chicago's Civic Center two years ago, one official was outraged. Describing the work as a "rusting junk heap," Alderman John Hoellen demanded in a resolution to the city council that it be dismantled. In all seriousness, he suggested replacing it with a 50-ft. statue of that modern folk hero and living symbol of a "vibrant city": Chicago Cub Infielder Ernie Banks...
...pledged. "We're not going to allow our power to abuse you or mistreat you like you've mistreated us. We're going to show you what love and working together can do." In reply, promises of cooperation came from Mayor Allen and a defeated white alderman...
With a predicted GOP landslide repudiating the machine's political judgment ("machines must not only make the choice, but the right one," as one ward boss said) coupled with Daley's long-announced retirement in '71, a New Politics coalition of urban blacks (like Chicago Alderman Raney), white suburban liberals (like North Shore party leader Williams), and down-state forces (like Richard Mudge of Edwardsville) is a serious possibility. A liberal coalition of such size could force major concessions from what is left of the machine. This fall McCarthy forces are fighting a hopeless battle against Sen. Dirksen for liberal...
...Phillips, 44, a slight Negro alderman who has labored for six years for council action to break down segregated housing. Last week, with the aid of seven men newly elected to the 19-member council, Mrs. Phillips pushed through a law even stiffer than the new federal statute. While the federal law will cover some 80% of the nation's housing by 1970, the Milwaukee measure, effective immediately, grants far fewer exceptions. The question now is whether the city, in the face of inevitable white backlash, can effectively enforce the ordinance...