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Carl B. Stokes-the first black mayor of a major American city-won a second term by a tiny margin in Cleveland yesterday, but a black candidate for mayor of Detroit trailed as late returns came in.
With nearly all the votes counted. Stokes led county auditor Ralph Perk by only 1600 votes out of more than 230,000 ballots cast. In Detroit, Wayne County sheriff Roman Gribbs held a small, steady lead over black Richard Austin through last night's counting.
CLEVELAND TENSIONS Two years ago, Carl Stokes overcame defections by fellow Democrats to become the first black mayor of a large city. His plurality was only 1,600 votes.
This year he again had to fight a primary. Though he can point to advances in economic development and housing programs, Stokes is handicapped by a scandal in police civil service examinations and by continual wrangling with a city council controlled by his own party. Racial animosity remains high in...
Who are the freshmen's heroes? More than half say they have none. Among the political leaders of the '60s, they most admire John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Eugene McCarthy. Among leaders now active, they approve of McCarthy, Senator Edmund Muskie, Cleveland Mayor...