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Hyde Park Herald

Location

Hyde Park, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1973

Page

4

Citizens urged to write for daycare funds and gun control

Readers are asked to write letters opposing daycare cuts and to lobby for gun control. Abner Mikva notes constituent input shapes policy. Calls to mail letters to federal officials and to lobby in Springfield on March 20. Hyde Park Civic Disarmament volunteers will attend.

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Postscript on Kerner and Barrett trials show stark contrasts

Both Otto Kerner and Eddie Barrett were convicted but their trials differed greatly in demeanor and strategy. Kerner remained confident, polished, and used high profile witnesses, while Barrett appeared resigned and fatigued, ready to accept conviction to avoid constant court appearances.

Otto Kerner Eddie Barrett Kerner

Barrett and Kerner: money as motive in urban politics

Tom Connors notes that for Kerner money shaped politics while Barrett treated wealth as the core aim. Barrett’s conviction stemmed from profiting off a symbol of reform, the voting machine, revealing how machine politics adapt to calm protests yet preserve personal gain.

Kerner Barrett

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2Nd District Abner J. Mikva Capser Weinberg Department of Health, Education and Welfare Independence Ave Washington, D.C Phillip Rutledge Barrett & Kerner Federal William Westmore By Tom Connors Mayor Daley the Herald Bruce Sagan Cheryl Fries Marvin Bohannan Estelle Roth Emma Byrd Peter Hince Hyde Park Herald Inc Harper Ave Ill
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