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...Illinois; and Jayne Ann Carr, 30, an Illinois assistant attorney general. Before he resigned last July after four years as U.S. Attorney for northern Illinois, Thompson had successfully prosecuted several big wheels-and many smaller ones-in Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's Democratic machine, plus former Governor Otto Kerner (see below...
Died. Otto Kerner, 67, two-term former Democratic Governor of Illinois (1961-68) and federal judge, who was considered to be a paragon of political integrity until 1973, when he was convicted of conspiracy, mail fraud, income-tax evasion and lying to a grand jury; in Chicago. Kerner was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals by President Johnson in 1968. He had gained national attention that year as chairman of the President's National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, which concluded that the U.S. was becoming an increasingly dichotomized society-one part prospering white, the other poor...
Schafer came to Harvard from a job with a government consulting firm as a member of the Kerner Commission that investigated riots in urban areas. She is currently working toward a PhD. in urban planning...
...moderate New Deal liberal who was loyal to his home state's ruling interests, including what he now refers to as "the oil-and-gas crowd." But gradually he moved left, partly under the influence of the Kennedy family and then as a member of the Kerner commission on civil disorders. He was a principal author, along with New York Mayor John Lindsay, of the report's conclusion that America was heading toward two nations-one black, one white. Hoping to be on the ticket with Hubert Humphrey in 1968, Harris was given the consolation prize of Democratic...
...convicts receive the warm greeting from society given to former Illinois Governor Otto Kerner. Convicted in 1973 on charges of mail fraud, bribery and tax evasion, Kerner spent seven months in prison before his parole in March to undergo an operation for lung cancer. Last week as an organ growled out Stouthearted Men, Kerner strode into a testimonial dinner in Springfield, Ill., to thank 1,100 friends for their support. "In prosperity, it's very easy to find a friend. In adversity, it's one of the most difficult things," observed Kerner, now 67 and director...