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	Harold Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although winning the Democratic primary is normally tantamount to election in heavily-Democratic Chicago, after his primary victory Washington found that his Republican opponent, Bernard Epton earlier considered a nominal stand in, was supported by many white Democrats and ward organizations, including the chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party, Alderman Edward "Fast Eddie" Vrdolyak.
		Epton's campaign referred to, among other things, Harold Washington's conviction for failure to file income tax returns.
		Washington's first term in office was characterized by ugly, racially polarized battles dubbed "Council Wars" referring to the then-recent Star Wars films, in which a 29-21 City Council majority refused to enact Washington's reform legislation, and prevented him from appointing reform nominees to boards and commissions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harold_Washington (846 words)

	The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Mending Fences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Bill Johnson, 18, cast the first vote of his life for the Republican candidate, businessman Bernard Epton, wearing a green Epton t-shirt, a "Democrats for Epton" badge, and one of the city's ubiquitous "Bigots for Bernie" buttons.
		They were blunt enough in sounding Epton's campaign slogan "Before it's too late." And on Election Day, some Epton workers in the 35th Ward, including Orlando Munoz, were even spreading the rumour that Washington was a child molester.
		Epton refused to attend Washington's Wednesday "unity lunch" with city leaders claiming he was invited too late to change prior travel plans.
	www.thecrimson.com /printerfriendly.aspx?ref=170405 (1327 words)

	Bestselling author Michael Fumento reports: "Hot Air in the Windy City."
		It was by virtue of his color that he won a plurality in the 1982 Democratic mayoral primary against Byrne and Richard Daley — the late mayor's son — and then went on to beat the Republican candidate, Bernard Epton.
		Bernard Epton threw a temper tantrum and stomped off to Florida, while Harold Washington took office.
		But if the new mayor expected to have the run of the city as did his predecessors, or at least to have a decent honeymoon period, he was to be quickly and rudely awakened.
	www.fumento.com /chicago.html (2158 words)

	The Chicago Press and the Making of a Mayor - Thomas Landess
		Was Bernard Epton really through with politics, as he angrily maintained the day after Washington had won their close and bitter battle?
		That year Epton was also ignored, first by his own party, and then, for a while, by members of the working press, who were too busy covering the three-way Democratic primary to pay attention to anything as insignificant and unlikely as a Chicago Republican.
		So Epton was left to shuffle around the city alone, talking to small professional clubs and literary groups, sometimes with five or six bodies present.
	www.worldandi.com /specialreport/1987/february/Sa12239.htm (317 words)

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		Washington overcame the resistance of white voters with an un- precedented surge of support from fl wards where he drew 98 per- cent of the vote in a heavy turnout.
		White voters retaliated by giving Epton an advantage of 9 to I in some wards -although some liberal white precincts gave Washington as much as 40 percent of the vote.
		Washington received 666,652 votes, or 51.5 percent, to Epton's 621,893 votes, or 48.1 percent, with all but 10 of Chicago's 2,914 precincts re- porting.
	www-tech.mit.edu /archives/VOL_103/TECH_V103_S0274_P003.txt (686 words)

	Shades Of Racism In Big City Politics
		Chicago, the nation’s second largest city, was neatly torn in two last week when it was presented with a mayoral election that pitted Harold Washington, a fl Democrat, against Bernard Epton, a white Republican.
		Although Washington beat Epton in Chicago, his potential as a true leader and unifying voice is uncertain.
		And although Ed Koch has been good for the city of New York, he cannot be allowed to “explain away” his recent decision by relying on his past record.
	www.echoesamongthestars.com /portfolio/pages/nmShdPol.html (461 words)

	Gizeh Shriners of British Columbia and the Yukon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He defeated Republican candidate Bernard Epton with what many considered a "rainbow coalition" of supporters: fls, Hispanics, Asians, liberal whites, women, and the elderly.
		Chicago (CNN)--Harold Washington was born on April 15, 1922 in Chicago, one of 11 children.
		He became Chicago's first fl mayor when he defeated Republican candidate Bernard Epton.
	www.shriners.bc.ca /shriners/washington.shtml (377 words)

	Book Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The essays organized and edited by Richard Bernard, dean of the faculty and professor of American history at Bethany College in West Virginia, outline this competition for power in 12 of the largest cities in the Northeast and Midwest.
		Washington's percentage in the white wards in the 1987 elections was no greater than it had been in the 1983 general.
		Indeed, since turnout was lower in 1987, he received fewer votes from whites than he did in his 1983 contest with Bernard Epton.
	www.lib.niu.edu /ipo/1991/ii910231.html (918 words)

	Harold Washington - WikiChicago (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Being a Democratic city, this victory should have closed all the doors but his Republican opponent in the mayoral race, Bernard Epton was supported by a host of white Democrats that would prove to be a thorn in Washington’s side for years to come.
		Still, Washington’s reformed job program helped him defeat Epton by less than 4% of the vote to become the city’s 42nd Mayor.
		Mayor Harold Washington’s first term was riddled in battles with Vrdolyak, Ed Burke, Ed Kelly and other powerful white Democrats.
	www.wikichicago.com /index.php?title=Harold_Washington (607 words)

	African American Registry: Remembering Chicago's Harold Washington
		In 1983, he again entered the mayoral race and won the primaries.
		He edged out Republican Bernard Epton in the general election to become the city's first African-American mayor.
		Washington increased racial diversity in city administration, assuring equal opportunities for women and minorities seeking employment and ended city patronage.
	aaregistry.com /african_american_history/817/... (287 words)

	Letters
		Having been a lobbyist for the insurance industry most of my adult life I remember when Sen. Russell Arrington was the president pro tempore of the Illinois Senate and Bernard Epton was House chairman of the Illinois Insurance Committee.
		Often in explaining their vote they would have to declare they might have a conflict of interest.
		Senator Arrington was general counsel of the Combined Insurance Co., and Rep. Epton's major clients were insurance companies.
	www.lib.niu.edu /ipo/1992/ii920705.html (531 words)

	The Washington Informer
		As a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, he was very instrumental in having Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday recognized as a state holiday and was influential in bringing many anti-discrimination bills to legislature.
		Washington earned the mayoral seat in Chicago in 1983, defeating Republican Bernard Epton.
		He would hold this position until his death in 1987.
	www.washingtoninformer.com /SF10weekblackhistory-2005Apr29.html (473 words)

	1983: 1st black mayor elected
		But suddenly, many white, lifelong Democratic politicians and voters fell in love with the white, Republican nominee, a little-known state legislator named Bernard Epton.
		They talked about Washington's lack of administrative experience and his convictions on tax charges, but whispered about fls taking over and the city going to pot.
		And Epton's campaign slogan offered its own warning: "Epton: Before it's too late."
	www.suntimes.com /century/m1983.html (648 words)

	Epton, Bernard birthdate - astrology natal chart of Epton, Bernard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Epton, Bernard birthdate - astrology natal chart of Epton, Bernard
		Epton, Bernard birthdate - astrology natal chart of Epton, Bernard · July 20, 2006, 14:13 GMT
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	www.astrologyweekly.com /birthdate/index2.php?celeb=Epton,+Bernard (122 words)

	ASTROTHEME: Horoscope, Map of the Heavens for Bernard EPTON
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