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Lakewood a Disappointment

Campaign Fund endorsements were least effective in Lakewood, where three atlarge Council seats were filled. In fact, the results seem to confirm the insistence of the Lakewood city government that the rumor this community includes large gay population is untrue.

Incumbent Democrat William Chinnock, whom the Campaign Fund endorsed, was re-elected. Its other endorsed candidate, Democrat Rosemarie Feighan DeJohn, lost, coming in fourth in a field of five. Incumbent Republican Trudy Wendling, whom the Fund explicitly did not endorse because she does not regard discrimination and violence against gay people legitimate concerns, was re-elected.

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Integrity Installs New Officers

On December 1 the new officers of Integrity were installed by Dean Perry, R. Williams of Trinity Cathedral after Sunday services in the Chapel.

Convenor is Richard Gildenmeister, with John Askine Vice Convenor. Phil Murawa is Treasurer, and Jim Boatner Secretary: Donald Comes is Member-at-Large.

Update 85

On December 12 the Greater Cleveland Self-Help Resource Center is presenting Update 85, a report on current activities and future plans. The program theme is Volunteers--How to Find? How to Keep.?

The program, held at St. Patrick's Church, 3601 Bridge Avenue, runs from 7 Moderator will pm until 9. be Ken Kovach, Director of the Volunteer Action Center (CIVAC); consultant in Human Resources Development; Cochair, Governor's Commission on Volunteerism; and member of the Shaker Heights Council.

For information, call Bob Reynolds, 781-5523, or Ann Gaines, Federation for Community Planning, 781-2944.

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Boxes Pleased

Jerry Bores, President of the Eleanor Roosevelt Lesbian/Gay Political Group, said he thought the Campaign Fund had done very well to win 9 campaigns out of 11.

Bores said, "The race in which we did the most work was Pianka's, and we certainly contributed to his margin of victory. Moreover, our contribution is recogaized.

"I think that working in campaigns and directly involving ourselves in the electoral process will build our credibility with the mainstream political process and increase its recognition of us.

"Perhaps just as important, we have shown that open support by gay people is not a liability for a candidate.

ERGPC Cancels December Meeting

The Eleanor Roosevelt Gay Political Club (at least that's what the current letterhead says) has cancelled its December meeting. At its next meeting, January 6, it will accept nominations for the executive committee. The January meeting will also consider still another constitutional change, renaming the organization the Greater Cleveland Gay Political Coalition.

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Michael Johnson

1950-1985

Michael Johnson, formerly member of The Chronicle staff, died of AIDS in November. Born March 12, 1950, Michael attended Dyke College and Cleveland State University. In 1984 he was a volunteer with the LesbianGay Hotline. When The Chronicle was founded, he offered to write an advice column, but failing health forced him to resign after the first issue.

A memorial service was held during the BWMT Fifth Anniversary ceremonies.

He will be missed by many people.

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By DORA FORBES

A long chapter in the history of Cleveland gay bars came to an end this fall, when the 620 closed.

"There was a comaraderie in that bar that I have nevver experienced in any other gay bar, anywhere: a broad spectrum of people; and without being in any way a tourist bar it was till remarkably unspecialized. It was a kind of bar I really don't think exists any more. "It brought together a lot of people from the Playhouse; all the gay kids from Case and Wesern Reserve, and people from the Music School and Art Museum: just about everyone who was gay on the east side of town.

Joe Bruno, its original was original owner, had been a partner in Jack's Bar at 105th and Euclid. Although now desolate, with almot all its buildings torn down that area even in the 1960's was an entertaiment center second only to downtown, filled with bars, restaurants, hotels and movie theaters.

Jack's Bar opened in 1952, as a straight bar. When business began to decline in 1952, a gay patrons suggested Bruno turn it into a gay bar. Bruno bought out his partners and did so. Jack's Bar opened as a gay club in 1958.

A former habitue who frequented Jack's Bar in the early 1960's described it as mixed, patronized by gay men and lesbians as well as nongay neighborhood people.

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Stonewall Cincinnati reports mixed election results in its city. While two incumbent city councilors it had endorsed were returned to office, another two lost. Both the candidates it endorsed for the Cincinnati School Board won.

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Jobe, president of Akron Gay Alliance, has informed its board that the Norhern Ohio Coaition, Inc. (NOCI) has donated $1,000 to complete the Reward Fund AGA set up in March after the brutal murder of William Morris of Akron. AGA plans to make the William Morris Award Fund a permanent fund for homicides committed against members of Akron's gay and lesbian community.

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And many west-siders, surpringly enough, showed up sooner or later at Jack's.

In 1968, Bruno moved downtown to 620 Frankfort and reopened his bar as the 620 Club. In its new location, it restricted its clientele to men, although within that limitation it still had a reputation as a bar whose customers were diverse.

In 1981, Bruno sold out to his son-in-law, Chuck, who ran the bar from then until its closing.

Stonewall PAC of Ohio announces the victory of four of the seven candidates it endorsed, including races for two Columbus city council seats.

The Central Ohio chapter Dignity, based in Columbus, had dissolved itself because of too few members. News of the Columbus Gay and Lesbian Community reports that most of the existing members preferred to sever their ties with the national organization. They voted to set aside $1,000 of their funds to establish a home for persons with AIDS.

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