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...home-grown pugilists. Saturday, by invitation only, the Gold Star Mothers of South Boston assembled at Armheim's Restaurant, a local favorite, for lunch and memories. The scene moved to the Murphy rink Sunday, where those South Boston boys who model themselves after Terry O'Reilly and not Billy Bulger took over for an afternoon of "puck-shooting contests" and speed skating. Monday Miss South Boston was chosen and last night was the swimming tournament. Tomorrow the serious stuff begins with the 99th annual banquet of the South Boston Citizens Association. And everyone lines the streets of Southie on Sunday...
...were mobilizing political power, several prominent foes of busing expressed interest in entering the race for mayor. At first, the number of possible candidates hindered attempts among busing opponents to form a political base. By the time the deadline for filing nomination papers rolled around, only State Senator William Bulger of South Boston remained as a potential entry...
...BULGER WAITED until the filing date to announce his decision not to run. Limited campaign funds and his status as an unknown would, at any rate, have severely crippled his chances of mounting a threat against either Timilty or White in the preliminary. Besides, Bulger is already a powerful figure in the State Senate, destined perhaps for the Senate presidency...
...death knell of the city," predicts Boston City Council Member Louise Day Hicks. "People will not comply," says State Senator William Bulger. "They will leave the city." From Hyde Park to South Boston the doomsayers were in full cry last week, and their bombast was directed at Federal District Court Judge W. Arthur Garrity. In a 104-page court order, Garrity produced his final plan for desegregating the city's troubled schools-a decision that promises, at the least, to keep Boston in turmoil for months to come...
...Bulger declines to run, the antibusing forces may turn to state Representative Raymond Flynn, also of South Boston. Flynn could win strong support from this group, but he lacks appeal elsewhere. With Mrs. Hicks, he has been the most forceful opponent of busing in Boston and, at the same time, has failed to pay much attention to other issues. He has already announced his candidacy, but up to this point, it centers on only one issue...