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Gov. James Thompson and his challenger, Adlai Stevenson, Saturday moved their heated campaign for the governor's seat into its last weekend before Tuesday's showdown. It was done so with a blend of political rhetoric and political showmanship. Thompson, for example, warned suburban voters...

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Published inChicago tribune (1963)
Main Author Mitchell Locin and Daniel Egler R Bruce Dold contributed to this report
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago, Ill Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 02.11.1986
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Summary:Gov. James Thompson and his challenger, Adlai Stevenson, Saturday moved their heated campaign for the governor's seat into its last weekend before Tuesday's showdown. It was done so with a blend of political rhetoric and political showmanship. Thompson, for example, warned suburban voters in Bensenville that a vote for Stevenson is a vote for continuing Chicago control of O'Hare International Airport--an issue dear to the hearts of suburban residents. Stevenson, campaigning in ethnic Southwest Side neighborhoods, blamed Thompson for the state's high utility rates and listened as one of his key supporters, Mayor Harold Washington, called Thompson a "nincompoop."
ISSN:1085-6706