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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1970
Page
5
Readers ask how to fix chipped crystal rims and how to set colors in home dyeing. Polly promotes jeweler repair as inexpensive fix and urges follow directions on dye packages. A father shares enforcing work for children to build responsibility and limit TV.
In Chicago of 1970 the Collins and Zabrosky contest mirrors fears of black ascent and racial tension. Collins seeks to become the first Negro representative in the 6th Illinois district backed by the Cook County Democratic machine. Zabrosky runs a lone Republican campaign from white suburbs using life savings and vacation time.
The article describes racial segregation in Cicero Berwyn and surrounding Chicago wards, noting blacks commute to Chicago at night while white enclaves remain segregated. It explains decades of mixed voting patterns, machine influence, and the impact of black voting strength on past elections and political control.
In Chicago area politics the 24th Ward showdown pits Zabrosky a Ukrainian American against Collins a longtime Democrat. Zabrosky fears a west side shift and pushes ghetto rehabilitation while opposing final integration. Collins argues for federal aid and local focus on education jobs and housing. The wards 30 and 37 with ethnic blocs loom large as white voters split tickets. Tomorrow concerns shift to law and order.
Rod McKuen songwriter and poet will appear at Texas Christian University in Daniel Meyer Coliseum on November 13 as part of Homecoming weekend in Fort Worth. Concert begins 8 p.m. with tickets $4 $5 and $6 on sale at Brown-Lupton Student Center.
George Downer and his wife Evelyn twice aided law enforcement by pursuing a 17 year old suspect after a service station robbery. Earlier Mrs Downer alerted authorities when she saw two men on a pool hall roof. police arrested two men after arrival.
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