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...both Independent and CCA supporters say that Walsh, and the two-year probe into his financial dealings, have already brought down at least one city official. That casualty is former City Clerk Joseph P. Connarton, who was an investor in a Walsh condominium project...
...When] the city clerk gets involved to that extent [in Walsh's dealings], it raises serious questions about impartiality toward that city councillor," Duehay said. "[That employee] may inadvertently be over influenced by that councillor...
While Mayor Kenneth E. Reeves '72 said at the time that the primary reason for the clerk's dismissal was to improve the efficiency of the office, Duehay said that Connarton's private dealings with Walsh were considered. "Connarton made a mistake by investing with one city councillor," he said...
...after a half-century of hustling and scratching, after no college and hard knocks, after working as everything from mail-room clerk to racetrack flack, after six marriages, one annulment and five divorces, after being arrested for grand larceny, after declaring bankruptcy, after suffering a heart attack and undergoing bypass surgery, after all this and more, Larry King has finally arrived. His weeknight shows on CNN and Mutual radio are watched and listened to by more than 4 million people. A King interview nudged Ross Perot into the presidential arena. Another caused Dan Quayle to ruminate on what he might...
Councillor Sheila T. Russell, an Independentwho has been both political ally and financialdealer with Walsh, would not comment on hercolleague's indictment. Former City Clerk JosephP. Connarton, who had financial investments withWalsh, also declined to comment, only saying thatthe indictment was "very unfortunate...