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Perk, a conservative, was backed primarily by Cleveland's white population, about 60 per cent of the city's votes. In 1971, after black mayor Carl Stokes left Cleveland for New York, Perk defeated James M. Carney...
...Democrats there outnumber Republicans 8 to 1, it behooves you to run, at the very least, a shrewd re-election campaign. Cleveland Mayor Ralph J. Perk has been doing just that, and last week he won 56% of the vote in the nominating primary against Millionaire Democrat James M. Carney.* Perk took office two years ago, succeeding Carl Stokes and changing the tone of city hall from soul food to sauerkraut. To unseat him, Carney, an attorney and land developer, seemed an apt choice-a moderate white who represented both black and business interests and commanded the resources...
What was not expected was that Carney would do as poorly as he did among whites. By contrast, Perk's showing among blacks was impressive. When he ran in 1971, Perk got less than 4% of the black vote. This time he received a respectable 15%. Perk seems a sure winner in the general election in November, where he will face Carney again...
Many pieces of art in the museum's collection which had to be stored in crates were damaged or destroyed Father Carney I Gavin director of the museum's volunteer program, said yesterday...
...commented sourly, "At Democratic Conventions we've seen Mayor Daley of Chicago pack the halls with members of the Sixth Ward sewer workers. What we've seen tonight seems to be the Republican equivalent." The G.O.P. delegates did not fancy themselves as stand-ins for Art Carney, and NBC's switchboard was flooded with complaints. Chancellor later harrumphed an apology, and the next day a huge poster was displayed on the floor: ENTHUSIASTIC SEWER WORKERS FOR NIXON...