Rudy Clay
Following federal indictments of his three top policemen, Mayor Rudy Clay likely will appoint Patrol Division Cmdr. Lawrence Wright as acting chief of the Police Department, sources with knowledge of the situation said Monday.1
While his brother went to the 1960 Olympics he didn’t and remained amateur until February 25, 1964, the night after his brother won one of his heavy weight titles over Sonny Liston. As a professional boxer Rahman won 14 matches, lost 3, and had one draw.2
In a drama fitting to county politics if not papal selection, Pastrick was the one who called a motion to nominate Clay. Pastrick holds one of 21 votes on the seldom-needed committee, which is made up of two members per Congressional district and three Democratic National Committee members.3
Lake County, the state’s second-most populous with nearly 500,000 people, reported its results several hours after the polls closed as a large number of absentee ballots and a record turnout delayed the tallies. Although Barack Obama prevailed countywide by more than 10 percentage points, Clinton held onto a statewide win.4
Eleven people were killed after household arguments spilled over into violence last year. Six of those occurred after July 1, anchored by a brutal triple homicide in August.5
At its peak, Gary’s steel mills employed up to 43,000 workers; today there are only about 7,000. Gary’s two casinos, the Majestic Star and Majestic Star II, are also important employers, but they have lower attendance and wagering this year.6