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Odessa American in Odessa, Texas

12 May 1983

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Odessa American

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Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1983

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5

Wilkinson splits from Klan leader over violence ties

Richard Ford, a former grand titan of the Invisible Empire, accuses Imperial Wizard Bill Wilkinson of equating the Ku Klux Klan with violence. Ford says Wilkinson fails to attract civic leaders or a broad audience, prompting a split and a plan to take about 100 followers. The rift emerged before a planned Miami KKK demonstration.

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Chaos at Chicago City Council ends in chaotic clash

Chicago residents watched as spectators pushed and aldermen clashed when Mayor Harold Washington vetoed an Old Guard plan to reorganize the council. Edward R. Vrdolyak led the push to refer the veto to committee as Washington urged time for a truce and warned the plan would increase spending and space needs.

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