Ahead in the polls, Goode fights history and a "wiser" Rizzo
As mayor, Democrat Frank Rizzo gloried in tough talk and a no-nonsense image. He relished admonishing criminals to get the hell out of town. He was outspoken and steadfast in his support of a police department that was regarded by black leaders and liberals as particularly highhanded and even brutal, especially while he had been its chief, in the patrolling of Philadelphia's black neighborhoods. When he tried to amend the city charter in 1978 so he could run for a third consecutive term,...
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