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...other local races, it seems to be a toss-up between Republican Charles Gibbons and his opponent Robert Murphy for the post of Lieutenant Governor. In the contest for Attorney General, incumbent Republican George Fingold must rule the slight favorite over Boston City Councillor Edward J. McCormack. However, the Democrat has the support of Senator Kennedy, a strong voice in state politics, and his uncle, House Majority Leader John W. McCormack...
With such a background, it is understandable that Vellucci is more popular in East Cambridge than such Harvard graduates on the Council as DeGuglielmo and Edward A. Crane '35. The councillor has come to represent the little man in a perpetual struggle with the big callous administrations of Harvard, M.I.T., and the state and city governments. He would also like to extend his friendship to the student body as against the Harvard bureaucracy, although his threats last year to fine every student who parked illegally might seem to belie this...
...support of his "little friends", Vellucci has been very active on the City Council. Elected last year on a platform of "Fifteen Steps to a Better Cambridge," he has striven energetically to carry it out. Seldom does a week go by without the Councillor bringing up some matter, fantastic or otherwise. His most recent activities, besides the parking controversy, include an investigation of the inadequacy of Cambridge police protection and the inoculation of school children with Salk vaccine. "I had the city manager contact Washington to get the vaccine immediately," Vellucci said, "and we completed all the shots before...
Whatever one thinks of Vellucci's proposals, the Councillor has definitely become a force to reckon with in the Cambridge community. Whenever Harvard or M.I.T. plans a project which requires any sort of delicate negotiating, the utmost care is taken to shield proceedings from the eye of the Councillor. As one M.I.T. spokesman said recently, "You just can't imagine what a cramp he can put in things when he starts poking around...
Until the parking problem is solved, however, most other University projects seem relatively safe. For the Councillor makes no secret of the fact that he intends to clear that mess up first. "If Harvard doesn't do something soon," he threatens with a smile, "I might support that Professor who suggested they move to Peterborough. He may have come up with the best solution...