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U. S. Senator Paul Douglas, Mayor Richard J. Daley, Mayor George Chacharis, Floyd Swenk, and others in a Jeep at the Indiana Dunes, 1961
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In 1961, Paul Douglas led a trip through the Indiana Dunes to generate support for their preservation. Douglas, in the front passenger seat, is accompanied by Mayor Richard J. Daley of Chicago (seated behind Douglas), and Mayor George Chacharis of Gary (holding the sign). Chacharis, along with congressional representatives from the urbanized portions of Lake County, Indiana, was one of the few elected representatives from the state who championed a Dunes park.
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