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...century ago New Bedford, Mass, sent whaling ships around the world, and its picturesque wharves fairly groaned with the raw material of period novels. But today New Bedford (pop. 110,000) is a textile mill town. Its Yankees have long since been joined by thousands of Irish, Portuguese, Greeks and Italians. It is old, shabby, resigned, and tolerant of both vulgarity and venality in politics as long as they are kept within reasonable bounds. When a glib, promise-'em-everything, ex-cotton salesman named Edward Peirce (pronounced purse) was elected mayor 20 months ago, New Bedford was undisturbed-even...
Stephen V. D. Chandler, Hackensack, N. J.; Phillip J. Erard, Springfield, Mass.; Paul G. Forand, New Bedford, Mass.; John C. Hamel, Parts, France; Jan E. Jertson, Fairhaven, Mass.; Robert T. McConaughy, Sharonville, Ohio; George N. McNair Jr., Farmington, Wash.; Robert Marsotta, Cambridge, Mass.; Walton H. Rawls, Atlanta, Ga.; Lester B. Scherer, Des Moines, Iowa; Harry K. Ziel, McKees Rocks, Pa.; Franklin P. Barker, Dallas, Texas...
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, in a famous opinion of 1892, made this important point. The case concerned a New Bedford, Mass, policeman, fired from his job by the mayor because he solicited political funds, an activity banned by a local rule. The policeman claimed that he had been denied his constitutional right to express his political opinions. Ruled Justice Holmes: "There is nothing in the Constitution ... to prevent the city from attaching obedience to this rule as a condition to the office of policeman, and making it part of the good conduct required. The petitioner may have a constitutional right...
From there, the motorcade moved on to Fall River and New Bedford...
...advantage of joining the HFC is the 150 dollar saving on a private pilot's license given members at the Bedford Airport. John Griffen, former HFC member and president of East Coast Aviation Corporation has lowered the rates and provided 12 light planes for club use. There is also a Link Trainer for instrument work...