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Oh Looks Good In Straw Poll Three-term campaigner for GOP City Council David Oh, Esq., continues to be a lead runner in the uniquely crowded GOP primary for Council at Large. This is the result of a local poll of Republican Committee members. Oh scored 82%. The other winners in the at-Large field were State Rep. Denny O’Brien (R-Northeast), 53%; Malcolm Lazin, 46%; Joe McColgan, 44%; and John Giordano, 42%. City Councilman Frank Rizzo tied with Al Taubenberger for last place with 18% of the vote.
In the only other race where there is expected to be a Republican Primary – the City Commissioners – Al Schmidt took 96% and Marie Delany 38%, with Jim Mugford and Commissioner Joe Duda trailing. In fairness to the incumbents, the poll was conducted by local members of the State Republican Committee and was not circulated among Republican City Committee members. Local 22 Aboard With Frank Rizzo
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Joe Grace marched into Kensington last week laying out for 1st Dist. Council voters his plan to reduce and prevent violent crime in Philadelphia. A part of his plan would be to restore funding to clean vacant lots that are “breeding grounds for crime.” Grace was joined at the news conference at Jasper & Cumberland Streets by a number of activists from the Kensington community, a once-thriving neighborhood which has been beset by persistent problems associated with crime and gun violence. He seeks $420,000 in City
KENSINGTON dirty lots are key to neighborhood safety, says 1st Dist. Council Dem candidate Joe Grace. funds cut from the budget which went to clean and maintain vacant city lots – which, left untended, are breeding grounds for crime. Not Mentioned As Planning To Run
For two successive weeks, the Philadelphia Public Record published the updated lists of those who had filed their intention to run with the Registration Commission. Missing were several, including judges and some Council aspirants including Elmer Money and Sherrie Cohen. The reason is they had main-
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