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Someone raised a banner reading "Rizzo is next," referring to the opponent in a May primary of Philadelphia's Black mayoral candidate Wilson Goode. The crowd erupted again...
...race was the kind of ethnic power struggle long-apparent in urban politics, and didn't reflect any national tensions. Gray said, adding that Goode had no such problems in Philadelphia, in his race against former mayor Frank Rizzo...
...while the MSU fans suffered some abuse, it was the Spartan players, particularly those of a somewhat smaller stature, who really suffered. Left wing Todd Gardiner, who stands only 5-ft, 7-in, and linemate Dee Rizzo (who is of equal height) earned the nickname "Midget". At one point in the third period, the Harvard fans combined a number of their favorite cheers into one all encompassing "Asshole, asshole, midget, sieve...
...mayor, Democrat Frank Rizzo gloried in tough talk and a no-nonsense image. He relished admonishing criminals to get the hell out of town. He was outspoken and steadfast in his support of a police department that was regarded by black leaders and liberals as particularly highhanded and even brutal, especially while he had been its chief, in the patrolling of Philadelphia's black neighborhoods. When he tried to amend the city charter in 1978 so he could run for a third consecutive term, blacks registered and voted in unprecedented numbers in a successful effort to checkmate his move...
...vote in record numbers, as they did in Chicago, and by generating large campaign contributions. Indeed, the two primary contests offer striking parallels. Both cities are Democratic strongholds with similar population percentages of whites and blacks. Undoubtedly, echoing the record amount of money spent in Chicago, the Goode-Rizzo race will end up as the most expensive primary in Philadelphia's history. Rizzo plans to raise $1.5 million; Goode $1 million. Rizzo has hired New York Consultant David Sawyer, who handled Jane Byrne's media campaign. Like the defeated Chicago mayor, Rizzo has an abrasive public image that...