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Italian Vote Drama In Forest Park Commission Race
The piece notes Howard Mohr, Earl Witt, and Harry Raimondi on a civic ticket with a split Italian vote impacting the Forest Park commissioner race. Raimondi and his rival Sandy Rizzo each gained votes while Raimondi failed to win a ball team spot. Turnout neared 5,500 with about 2,500 votes needed to win. the Italian vote theory is proposed. A humorous aside recounts Pablo the turtle and a family tale from Florida.
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Howard Mohr
Earl Witt
Harry Raymond
Witt
Redmonds
Mohr
Raimondi
Sandy Rizzo
Raimond
Rizzo
Raymondi
Forest Park