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Chicago's Mayor Dick Daley, some times known as "King Richard," could say last week with England's third mon arch of that name, as portrayed by Shakespeare...
...high time, for the Democratic panjandrum has weathered an ominous succession of challenges and controversies in recent years. In 1962, a $66 million city bond issue heavily touted by King Dick was ingloriously rejected at the polls. Since then, Daley's subjects have demonstrated repeatedly against city-hall domination of the local anti-poverty program and the administra tion's refusal to integrate schools more quickly. In last week's primary elec tions, Mayor Daley's rule faced a triple-threat challenge...
Antiques Extant. The mayor's prestige was at stake in two congressional races. Seeking a ninth term aboard Daley's delegation to Washington, Rep resentative Barratt O'Hara - who at 84 is the oldest member of the House -was challenged by Abner Mikva, 40, a liberal with a distinguished ten-year rec ord in the state legislature. Though O'Hara rarely gets home to his problem-racked South Side constituency, the smooth-purring Democratic machine came to his rescue, helping him to win, 33,789 to 31,180. Said O'Hara, a Spanish-American...
Pulpit Plugs. Greatest test of Daley's strength was another, more ambitious bond issue for $195 million to finance such brick-and-mortar improvements as rapid-transit extensions, street and alley lighting, and 63 miles of new sewers. As the city-hall machine moved into overdrive, bank depositors found among their canceled checks flyers urging a yes vote, police and firemen trod sidewalks distributing literature, and Chicago's Roman Catholic Archbishop John P. Cody resorted to the pulpit to plug the measure. Result: the bonds passed by a 2-to-1 margin...
...about 9:20 p.m., during the proposal scene of "Inside Daley Clover," a theatre employee stepped to the front of the audience and requested it to leave quietly but quickly...