Word: cca
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sides began to form--primarily between the liberal Cambridge Civic Association and the conservative Independent slate, with some noise from the radical Grass Roots Organization--it became apparent that the CCA slate was being hurt as much by the incumbent CCA majority council's failure to appoint a new city manager and the inordinate amount of time it took to reach any decision at all on the matter, as by the internal political splits which resulted in the formation of the GRO with Saundra Graham at the head of its slate...
Extremely angered by the outcome of the mayoral election, independent Thomas W. Danehy accused Sullivan and Russell of "selling-out to the CCA." Fellow independents Vellucci and Daniel J. Clinton were also upset but less vocal...
...Danehy remains bitter over Sullivan's affair with the liberals and has repeatedly tried to break up the romance with attacks on several fronts. He already has introduced a measure before the council to abolish the controversial rent control board in Cambridge. The three CCA councilors and Saundra Graham of the radical Grass Roots Organization defeated that measure with votes from Sullivan and Russell...
...January 1973, Harvard agreed to substantially increase in lieu of tax payments to $410,000 for 1972 and $500,000 for 1973. The agreement was signed by Corcoran--who remained as city manager despite CCA ouster efforts until this year--Moulton and Charles U. Daly, vice-president for government and community affairs...
...December, 1971, they organized when a lame duck council abolished controls. Under pressure, an incoming CCA majority re-instated the law in January...