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That February order was passed 4-3 by the CCA-endorsed members of the committee, over the angry objections of the three independent committeemen and parents who insisted that the administrative positions were vital to the well-being of the affected schools...
...last, some G.O.P. county committeemen gagged at having the Wagner candidacy rammed down their throats. New York County (Manhattan) committeemen swallowed passively, but Kings (Brooklyn) refused to submit. So did Richmond (Staten Island). In rowdy Saturday sessions, however, Queens and The Bronx gave their support to Wagner. Rocky and Rose had won, but not overwhelmingly. Still, it was only the first inning of the game, and Wagner had yet to say firmly that he would play ball...
Donald Fantinni, one of the three committeemen who unsuccessfully moved to reconsider the budget, said that "corridor and cafeteria aids have as much educational effect as any teacher in a classroom...
...however, he whittled down the average raises. One major aid was the committee's computer data bank, which can provide instantly the wage-and-benefit rates for every craft in every locality of the land. If one union demands an out-of-line increase, Dunlop and his fellow committeemen have strong grounds to talk it down. A goal of the committee is to bring order to construction's crazy-quilt negotiating patterns, in which union locals try to outdo each other in gaining ever richer contracts. In an industry that has 10,000 competing locals, Dunlop is striving...
Debate slacked off in the early hours of the next morning and the weary committeemen finally voted out Frisoli. "As Superintendent he has failed to meet his responsibilities in administering the School Department, in providing the School Committee with adequate and continuing information and advice on policy, and in carrying out policy," the resolution read. "In addition, he has shown opposition to the prevailing educational attitude of the Committee...