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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1981

Page

12

Big fund raiser may not mean sure win

Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne branded the May 1983 event the biggest cocktail party in the United States. The fundraiser raised about 2.1 million for her re election campaign, with Jay McMullen estimating 25 000 tickets at 100 each. Attendees included Alderman Roman C. Pucinski who noted Chicago power dynamics but cautioned Byrne is not unbeatable. The event drew 18 000 guests. Byrne toured a VIP lounge and mingled among guests under a five continents motif featuring live animal exhibits.

Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Jane Byrne United States Jay McMullen Byrne McMullen Roman C. Pucinski Pucinski Robert Gaines Thomas V. King

Nixon library issue faces congressional review at last

The Nixon library plan at Duke moves to Congress under the Presidential Libraries Act and 1974 Archives law, with debates over museum functions and safeguarding Nixon papers in Washington, D.C. at stake. Duke officials defend the project as a research facility while lawmakers weigh shrine concerns.

Associated Press Washington Richard Nixon Duke University Congress House Senate Sens Lawton Chiles D-Fla David Pryor D-Ark National Archives Nixon Washington, D.C Durham N.C Archives Duke Pryor Chiles Herbert Hoover West Branch Iowa Franklin D. Roosevelt Hyde Park N.Y Terry Sanford University

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