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State Sen. Robert L. Cawley (D-Bos.) co-sponsor of the bill, had first proposed paying Harvard $10 million for the Stadium, but has now decided it isn't worth that much, and has indicated he will move to reduce the compensation to $5 million...
...Cawley heads the legislature's Federal Financial Assistance Committee, which will hold hearings Tuesday on the bill. Among witnesses invited to appear are Pro Football Commissioner Pete Rozelle, Boston's Mayor Kevin White, and Massachusetts' Governor Francis W. Sargent...
Lawyers for Cawley and the University have checked the constitutionality of the bill, and agree that it is legal, provided the state can prove a public purpose would be served by taking over the Stadium...
...bill's sponsors-Rep. Timothy W. Hickey (D-Camb.) and Sen. Robert L. Cawley (D-Bos.)-claimed their proposal would provide a satisfactory solution to the stadium problem. Noting that upkeep of the stadium is costly, they said. "This will relieve the University from this continuous financial expense...
...General Court would be wise to listen to the Bar Association on the bill but it shouldn't wait until summer, when many members are absent, tired, or otherwise disinterested, before considering this legislation. The Commonwealth, as Rep. Cawley noted when announcing the bill, has a deep obligation to see that civil rights of all of its citizens are protected...