Word: aldermanic
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...strong advocate of the theory that white America not only is racist but is losing any feelings of guilt, Jackson urges blacks to turn inward and help themselves. "You must aim high," he has advised. "You must believe you can become a doctor or lawyer or nurse or the alderman for your ward." After the Miami riots, Jackson told his followers in Chicago: "Our young people must not consider it a badge of courage, with blood in their eyes, to run headlong into an organized military brigade, and to run from genocide to suicide. It's a bad strategy...
Ahead of Bok as Kennedy delegates are Cambridge Kennedy organize James Roosevelt and Somerville Alderman Sal Albano, Cambridge school committee vice chairman Alice Wolf and National Organization for Women activist Mary Trowbridge. Boston resident Margaret Williams is the sixth district Kennedy delegate...
...Cook County state's attorney, potentially the second most powerful political post in the city. Taken by surprise, Byrne scrambled to find someone to run against him. Turned down by her first two choices, who were understandably loath to get caught in the crossfire, she settled on Alderman Edward Burke, 35, a lawyer and a former policeman who favors tailored suits and vest pocket watch fobs. Like other members of the machine, he had been at odds with Byrne. During her primary campaign to unseat Mayor Bilandic, Byrne sneered at the ambitious and smooth-talking Burke, calling...
...November 6, Somerville voters will elect to two-year terms one alderman from each of the city's seven wards as well as four aldermen-at-large. Mackey won the preliminary October 2 with 11 more votes than the runner-up, incumbent Vito Vaccaro...
Mackey says his desire to be an alderman does not stem from any grandiose political ambitions. He says he is continuing his family's strong tradition of community involvement...