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In Gary, Ind., Richard Hatcher literally had to break in on the job; his predecessor had not left the office key with him. Cleveland's Carl Stokes, after quelling a summer riot that took ten lives, had to face near rebellion in his own police department.
The first 14 months in office have not been easy on either man. Yet each in his own fashion mounted bold attacks on the enormous problems in his city. In the process, they have worked no miracles of unity. But they have succeeded in allaying the baser suspicions that clouded...
There will be no lack of interesting new faces in the House. One will be that of Democrat Shirley Chisholm, 43, who won in a newly created Brooklyn district. Mrs. Chisholm will be the first Negro woman ever to become a member of the House of Representatives. She defeated another...
John Gardner, who resigned as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare in January, might be coaxed back in a Humphrey Administration. Robert McNamara and Cleveland Mayor Carl Stokes are mentioned interchangeably for the departments of Transportation and of Housing and Urban Development. Oklahoma Senator Fred Harris is being considered for...
From the time that Jefferson becomes champion, he appears to threaten and diminish the white world, in and out of boxing. Corrupt promoters begin scurrying around for a "great white hope" to restore racial supremacy. Full of arrogant self-regard and a casual contempt for blacks as well as whites...