Word: chief
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...mayoralty campaign between John E. Powers, president of the Massachusetts Senate, and John F. Collins, Suffolk County's Register of Probate, the issue of a dying city has nearly been forgotten. The campaign's chief feature, aside from a daily round of recriminations, is a simple pun, which Collins works to exhaustion...
...World War II Manhattan District in which scientists such as Dr. Robert Oppenheimer developed the A-bomb under the get-things-done command of the Army's General Leslie Groves. A get-things-done type from the military today would be of the caliber of Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Curtis E. LeMay, a man-to-the-moon enthusiast and organizational genius, or Air Force Lieut. General Bernard Schriever, who brought the Atlas ICBM to operational capability, or Admiral Arthur Radford, the retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff...
...also told of conversations with Cambridge Chief of Police Daniel J. Brennan, who agreed to assist in any way in uncovering a possible fraud, including stationing a police officer around the clock at the Election Commission office...
City Manager: The city's chief executive, he is responsible for administration of city services. He prepares the budget, hires and fires, buys and sells, and awards contracts. The Manager supposedly only reflects Council policy, having himself no part in forming or influencing policy decisions. He is appointed by vote of the Council and may be removed at any time...
...hopes also to re-elect Mrs. Ogden and is placing its chief hopes to gain more seats with Charles M. Sullivan (presumably to replace Edward T.) and with Gustave M. Solomons, who barely lost...