Kusper, Lechowicz duel over backing NORTH SPORTS FINAL, C Edition

Feuding among Poles over the Democratic nomination for Cook County Board president escalated Tuesday when County Clerk Stanley Kusper launched a salvo of endorsements to counter those received by State Sen. Ted Lechowicz. Whereas Lechowicz has the backing of leading Polish political figures as the s...

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Published inChicago tribune (1963)
Main Author Thomas Hardy and Daniel Egler
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago, Ill Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 13.12.1989
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Summary:Feuding among Poles over the Democratic nomination for Cook County Board president escalated Tuesday when County Clerk Stanley Kusper launched a salvo of endorsements to counter those received by State Sen. Ted Lechowicz. Whereas Lechowicz has the backing of leading Polish political figures as the slated candidate, Kusper received endorsements from major Polish-American civic organizations. "It's an attempt to divide our community, and we're very upset about that," said Edward Dykla, national president of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America. "The civic leaders of the Polish-American community have gathered to demonstrate our solidarity behind (Kusper) for Cook County Board president."
ISSN:1085-6706