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...case for over-night parking has been an editorial football for so long that its imminent introduction into a City Councilman's scrimmage next week, while welcome, is surprising. Councilmen have long contended that the easiest way to handle Cambridge's parking problem is to ignore it. The combination of out-of-town students and week-day motorists riding the MTA into Boston forces thousands of extra cars into the city. So far Cambridge has overlooked inadequate garage facilities while ordering cars off the streets at night for safety reasons...
...afraid too many of our police will be stationed at the polls," complained Councilman Edward J. Sullivan. "Just how many will be patrolling the streets during the day and night of the elections...
...Chief," the Manager said, "you can't be saying a Councilman has ulterior motives for bringing up problems in these meetings." Sullivan was busy gathering his notes and soon asked permission for another comment...
...mine," said Sullivan angrily, "has always been in the interest of the people of Cambridge. Any day that a Councilman is not able to present an issue before the Council Meeting we might just as well pack up and leave." The meeting was then adjourned...
...born on India's Malabar Coast in 1897. At 27, he went to London and studied political science (under Socialist Harold Laski) and law. Intending to stay six months, he stayed for 30 years, became active in the British Labor Party, once was even elected a London councilman. But years later, when Britain went to war against Nazi Germany, Menon joined the Communists in damning both sides (though he marched in anti-Nazi demonstrations). Once he was asked whether the Indian people would prefer British or Nazi rule. "You might as well ask a fish if it prefers...