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Fifth ward alderman race roils Chicago politics
Alderman Leon Despres charged outsiders are backing rival Thomas Keane and Kenneth Campbell to seize control of the fifth ward and shape city politics. Keane denies ties while Campbell promotes a candidate in a heated aldermanic election amid school integration debates and party faction clashes.
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Leon Despres
E. Soth
Chicago
Despres
Thomas Keane
31St Ward
Democratic Party
Richard J. Daley
Kenneth Campbell
Keane-Campbell
Keane
Chauncey Eskridge
E. 56Th
Fifth Ward
Campbell
Kenwood-Shoesmith Pta
Nick Melas
50Th Place
Sanitary District
Holman
Black
Eee
Alf
Welack
Armstrong
Raymond Spaeth
Spaeth
Ald
R Melas
Marshall Korshak
Everett
Melas
Louis Mitchell
Kenneth’Campbell
Democratic Committee
Fourth Ward