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...National Guard troops this month to contain disturbances on the eve of the anniversary of Martin Luther King's death, Ogilvie began moving some 5,000 soldiers within 14 minutes. But that concordat between the old rivals was a rare thing. The Governor is pushing through a stiff anti-fraud voting law aimed at the kind of ballot-box finagling for which Cook County is famous. Another Ogilvie-backed bill would make Chicago's mayoralty election nonpartisan; when candidates must run without official party labels, organizational control over them is weakened. The cruelest thrust against Daley...
Being in charge-and in combat-is nothing new to him. As a sergeant in World War II, he commanded a tank. During a battle near the Nazi lines, a shell fragment ripped into the left side of his face, and plastic surgery left him with a stiff, dour expression that matches his personality. Smiles come hard to the new Governor, even if he were of the mind for them. Ogilvie built his public reputation as a federal prosecutor, gaining wide publicity in 1960 when he prosecuted a Chicago gang boss on income tax fraud. Ogilvie's masklike, bespectacled...
...Frankie Avalon "Bobbysox to Stockings" tradition, I went to Brine's in Harvard Square and picked up my first pair of Adidas running shoes, the $13.50 variety, to replace my P.F. Flyers. Immediately, I went out and ran four miles in the stiff new shoes and had a new set of blisters...
Whitfield's brainchild was The Clubman's Club. It is designed to take advantage of Britain's stiff licensing regulations, which have led to a proliferation of "private" clubs. Gambling houses have to be licensed as clubs; so do any drinking places that stay open after 11 p.m. Anyone who joins Clubman's is provided with full membership in 400 not-so-choosy gambling, drinking, golf, tennis, striptease and other clubs, most of which charge a nominal yearly fee of $2.40 or more. Clubman's members, who pay $15 a year, receive little red booklets...
Jack Purdy, playing in the number three position, said that Amherst may be a sleeper. "We saw Amherst play in Florida and they have one good player and another who won the New England individuals last year. They could provide some stiff competition." he cautioned...