-Caveat Lector- The ONLY reason why I even went searching for this information is because of a tune I used to listen to by Gil Scott-Heron, in which he talks about Rizzo as being unfriendly to African-Americans. The tune was written in the early seventies when there was an emphasis on social change. There ain't much -- even from the City of Brotherly Love/Hate ... >From The Political Graveyard http://www.potifos.com/tpg/geo/PA/ofc9.html Rizzo, Frank Lazarro (1920-1990) Born in Philadelphia, Pa., October 23, 1920. Mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1971-79; defeated, 1983, 1987. Died in Philadelphia, Pa., July 16, 1990. Burial location unknown. -------------- Quote: "The streets are safe in Philadelphia, it's only the people who make them unsafe." (From http://www.campus.bt.com/CampusWorld/orgs/org6641/quotez/1882.htm) -------------- Anecdote from http://www.phillynews.com/daily_news/98/Sep/10/local/DBOX10.htm Franny Rizzo: Dad wouldn't hurt a fly Frank Rizzo -- the mayor and ex-police commissioner -- was also a softhearted guy who gave up deer hunting after an encounter with a majestic animal. Yesterday, Councilman Frank Rizzo Jr. explained how his late father gave up deer hunting, which he had done once a year in Central Pennsylvania. "One year he came home -- no deer," said Rizzo, who was then a youngster who immediately demanded, "Dad, what happened?" As Rizzo Jr. tells the story, the Big Bambino had been out in the woods, walking in new-fallen snow. He turned around and spotted a worthy buck. "He said he took his gun out of his sling. He lined up. At that moment, the deer cocked its head and looked right into the scope." Big Frank, looking into both of the buck's eyes, "said at that moment, he choked," Rizzo said. "And that was the last time he ever went hunting." That was when the elder Rizzo was in his mid-40s, his son said. "I'm glad he quit, because I hated venison. It was like eating a shoe." Councilman Rizzo related the event during a break in a Fairmount Park Commission meeting on killing Wissahickon Valley deer. He says his father "would never tolerate" the proposed killing. His father, he said, was such a compassionate guy toward animals that he wouldn't use Raid on insects. "He'd catch a fly," said Rizzo, "and take it outside." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Ramona Smith ~~~~~~~~~~~~ >From Amazon.CoM http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=094015918X/002-6480252-4831205 Frank Rizzo : The Last Big Man in Big City America by S. A. Paolantonio Try express shopping with 1-ClickSM and Gift Click Our Price: $22.00 Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Paperback - 405 pages (July 1993) Camino Press; ISBN: 094015918X ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.30 x 9.30 x 6.31 Amazon.com Sales Rank: 246,577 Avg. Customer Review: <Picture: 4 out of 5 stars> Number of Reviews: 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Write an online review and share your thoughts with other readers! Reviews >From Booklist , September 1, 1993 This biography of former Philadelphia mayor and police chief Rizzo has it all: political intrigue, back-room double-dealing, and a first-rate investigation into twentieth-century big-city politics. Paolantonio does a good job tracing the rise of the Democratic Party in Philadelphia, from pre-FDR days, when Democrats were hopelessly outnumbered, to the 1950s and 1960s, when they evened the score. Rizzo wasn't committed to either party and ran as a Democrat in 1971, while working behind the scenes to ensure the election of Republican Arlen Specter (now senior senator from Pennsylvania) as district attorney. Rizzo's law-and-order stand made him a favorite of President Nixon but an enemy of liberals and blacks, who accused his department of police brutality. After leaving office in 1979 following an abortive recall attempt, Rizzo made several comeback attempts as a Republican against embattled mayor Wilson Goode. Ultimately, Rizzo is an anomaly in big-city politics; there was no machine, such as Daley's in Chicago, supporting him, nor was there a movement like the one that swept Goode into office. It was just Rizzo himself--the force of his personality--and it is his magnetic persona that carries this well-written biography. Joe Collins Copyright© 1993, American Library Association. 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