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In this city, Leon Despres led vocal opposition to a mayor and often had his microphone cut off during speeches. Ed Vrdolyak (“vur-DOE-lee-ak”) led 29 (20[3])city councilmen in opposing another mayor of this city during the so-called “Council Wars.” (20[1])This city’s mayor Jane Byrne (20[2])was (20[1])criticized (20[3])for (20[1])occupying (20[2])a public housing (20[1])project (20[2])as a publicity stunt. Judge Julius Hoffman presided over (20[1])a trial (20[2])regarding (20[1])events in this city, during which Bobby (*) Seale (10[2])was gagged (10[1])and bound. (10[2])This city’s first (10[1])Black mayor was Harold Washington. (10[2])Abraham Ribicoff criticized the “Gestapo tactics’’ (10[1])used in handling protests in this city. For 10 points, Richard J. Daley was mayor of what city (10[1])that hosted the 1968 Democratic National Convention? ■END■ (10[4])

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