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...same was true of Cleveland, which elected its last Republican Mayor in 1941. It elected Republican city auditor Ralph Perk on Tuesday. Perk received about 44 per cent of the vote to 33 per cent for black independent Arnold Pinkney, Mayor Carl Stokes' choice. The third candidate, white liberal Democrat James Carney, took about 23 per cent...
...blacks could serve as a major force in Democratic Party politics. The first test was the Democratic primary, which matched City Council President Anthony J. Garofoli, a virulent Stokes antagonist, against James Carney, a moderate with little elective experience. During the primary, Stokes announced that he was supporting Arnold Pinkney, an independent and one of two blacks on the Cleveland board of education. Pinkney opted to bypass the primary and run in the Nov. 2 general election with Stokes' support. But the important thing, Stokes told blacks, was first to defeat Garofoli. Stokes made his appeal by mail...
Observers now predict that Carney and the third candidate in the race, conservative Republican Ralph Perk, who lost to Stokes in 1969 by 3,500 votes, will split the white vote. Thus, if Pinkney can win between 90% and 95% of the black voters-as Stokes predicts-he is a virtual shoo-in. In that case, the real winner will be Carl Stokes...
...really want to do," says Agent Arnold Pinkney, "is take these athletes and teach them how to spin their first big buck." When spun by Jim Hand Enterprises, the variations are seemingly endless. Hand's boys, traveling in his fleet of new Jaguars and Cadillacs, are constantly on the move. Deacon Jones is taking dancing lessons in preparation for his Las Vegas nightclub act. There are the Lance Alworth dry-cleaning shops. The Donny Anderson boys' camp. The Rick Barry syndicated sports column. And, named according to regional fan interest, the Lance Alworth, Donny Anderson and Rick Barry...
...PINKNEY G. DURHAM JR. Natchitoches...