Chicago Tribune: Remembering the mark Newton Minow left on friends, family during his lifetime by Daniel I. Dorfman

Remembering the mark Newton Minow left on friends, family during his lifetime by Daniel I. Dorfman From Barack Obama to scores of friends and colleagues, a steady stream of tributes have flowed in for Newton Minow, the iconic civic leader who died earlier this month. For most, the accolades have been close to home in a figurative sense, but for Glencoe’s Jonathan Katz, that has been a literal meaning. In what is no coincidence, Katz and his family live today where the Minow’s resided for most of the 1950s....On Memorial Day 1970, Minow delivered an anti-Vietnam war speech, less than a month after four students were killed by the Ohio National Guard during a rally at Kent State University. With tensions still high, Minow spoke of his frustrations about the war that had paralyzed the nation for years. “A war which threatens to turn the American Dream into a twisted nightmare,” Minow told the crowd, according to excerpts published in the Glencoe News. “He got a lot of flak for it, but he was right and I am very proud of him for that,” Nell Minow remembered. Another historical impact tying Minow to Glencoe occurred in 1978 when the Minow’s hosted a fundraiser for their close friend Abner Mikva who was running for reelection to Congress. The fundraiser was attended by President Jimmy Carter, who flew in from the White House.

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