Kennedy rides with Gary mayor Richard G. Hatcher (left) and East Chicago mayor John B. Nicosia (right) on a campaign swing thro
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Richard G. Hatcher, Ex-Mayor of Gary, Ind., and Champion of Urban and Black Issues, Dies at 86 - The New York Times
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Richard G. Hatcher, Ex-Mayor of Gary, Ind., and Champion of Urban and Black Issues, Dies at 86 - The New York Times
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