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  • Today in Chicago History: ‘Dewey Defeats Truman’

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    Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 3, according to the Tribune’s archives.

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    Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago)

    • High temperature: 75 degrees (1987)
    • Low temperature: 11 degrees (1951)
    • Precipitation: 1.72 inches (1946)
    • Snowfall: 4.4 inches (1951)

    1863: “In an instant … there was a snapping of iron, a cracking and crashing of timbers, a shriek of horror from the bystanders … ” The iron bridge at Rush Street, which was the first of its kind in Chicago when constructed in 1856, collapsed. At the time, 100 head of cattle and a horse and buggy carrying a man and his young sister fell into the Chicago River.

    Still life of the Chicago Daily Tribune “Dewey Defeats Truman” newspaper belonging to former Tribune Editor Gerry Kern. (Bill Hogan/Chicago Tribune)

    1948: The Tribune was on deadline. In the absence of election results, the newspaper assumed that New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey (Republican) would sink incumbent Harry S. Truman (Democrat). He didn’t. And the blunder — “Dewey Defeats Truman” — appeared atop a single edition of the Tribune.

    1983: The Rev. Jesse Jackson announced his candidacy for president in Washington.

    Rev. Jesse Jackson’s life: Minister, civil rights advocate, politician, intermediary, social justice proponent and COVID-19 survivor

    He placed third in Democratic primary voting behind Sen. Gary Hart and former Vice President Walter Mondale, who took the nomination. Jackson earned more than 3 million votes during the primaries.

    Luis Gutierrez, 26th Ward, left, and Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, 22nd Ward, during a taping of the "Newsmakers" show at CBS Studios on Jan. 29, 1988, at 630 N. McClurg Court in Chicago. (Walter Kale/Chicago Tribune)
    Luis Gutierrez, 26th Ward, left, and Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, 22nd Ward, during a taping of the “Newsmakers” show at CBS Studios on Jan. 29, 1988, at 630 N. McClurg Court in Chicago. (Walter Kale/Chicago Tribune)

    1992: Ald. Luis Gutierrez of the 26th Ward became the first Latino member of Congress for Illinois. He served almost 26 years in office before endorsing Jesus “Chuy” Garcia — who won handily — in the 2018 election. Born in Chicago and of Puerto Rican descent, Gutierrez was a vocal critic of President Donald Trump administration’s response to the heavy damage inflicted there by Hurricane Maria in 2017. The congressman visited the island to deliver food and supplies from Chicagoans. Gutierrez was among a half-dozen Democrats who introduced articles of impeachment against Trump in November 2017.

    Timeline of U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez and C-shaped 4th District

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  • November 3, 2023 Israel-Hamas war news

    November 3, 2023 Israel-Hamas war news

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    Newborns, women and children are “disproportionately bearing the burden” of the war in Gaza, several United Nations aid agencies said in a joint statement Friday.

    “The bombardments, damaged or non-functioning health facilities, massive levels of displacement, collapsing water and electricity supplies as well as restricted access to food and medicines, are severely disrupting maternal, newborn, and child health services,” they said.

    The statement was released by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA), and the World Health Organization (WHO).

    Many pregnant women aren’t able to access the medical care they need, and maternal deaths are expected to increase.

    “The psychological toll of the hostilities also has direct – and sometimes deadly – consequences on reproductive health, including a rise in stress-induced miscarriages, stillbirths and premature births,” the statement added.

    Malnutrition, already an issue before the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, is now even more dire and can have effects on childhood survival and development, the statement warned.

    The lives of newborns “hang by a thread” because “an estimated 130 premature babies who rely on neonatal and intensive care services will be threatened,” if hospitals run out of fuel. Incubators and other medical equipment will no longer function, it warned.

    The statement calls for “an immediate humanitarian pause” in order to “alleviate the suffering and prevent a desperate situation from becoming catastrophic.”

    Some 9,155 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, according to figures released Friday by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah drawn from sources in the Hamas-controlled enclave. More than 23,000 others have been injured.

    The ministry’s report states that close to 73% of the fatalities belong to vulnerable groups, including children, women, and elderly individuals.

    Some context: The myriad challenges of managing medical care in Gaza was further underscored Friday when an airstrike on an ambulance outside Gaza City’s largest medical facility killed at least 15 people and injured 50 others, according to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health.

    The Al-Shifa Hospital has increasingly found itself part of the frontline as Israel claimed the facility is the site of a significant Hamas command and control center.

    Palestinians have rejected the Israeli claim, with its Director General of the Gaza Health Ministry, Dr. Medhat Abbas, telling CNN last week that Gaza’s hospitals “are used to treat patients only” and are not being used “to hide anyone.”

    Israel claimed responsibility for an attack on the ambulance, saying the vehicle was used by Hamas.

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