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...were a councilor now, Crane says, there would be a library and a museum constructed already, insead of just tentative plans for half the project. "We'd appoint a blue ribbon committee to get the facts--bring in the heavyweights. People like Archie Cox, unbiased people, a few other Cantabs," Crane says...
According to liberal Councilor Francis H. Duehay '55, reformers have about a 50-50 chance of capturing that crucial fifth seat, with their triumph depending on a turnout of 70 per cent or more. Aside from the successful registration drive, what makes Duehay's prediction realistic is the relative unity of Cambridge progressives this year. Frustrated by their defeat two years ago, reform elements--backed by professional and university-affiliated groups in the city--have submerged their differences in an issue-oriented coalition under the banner of Cambridge Convention '75. Last spring the convention endorsed a slate composed...
When Cambridge voters went to the polls two years ago for a municipal election it was for what Councilor Alfred E. Velluci called "a hot election." The liberals, backed by the Cambridge Civic Association, were calling for the firing of the city manager and police chief...
When the dust cleared, the tactic seemed to have worked: a heavy turnout of 26,000 voters produced a 5-man Independent majority and also came within 88 votes of scuttling liberal councilor Francis H. Duehay...
David A. Wylie, a city councilor seeking re-election on the Cambridge Convention '75 slate, said recently that even in its present small numbers the student vote has to be considered by candidates for office. "Elections are always very, very close and even a few hundred votes will make a tremendous difference." In past elections, the city council's crucial fifth seat (the swing seat out of nine) has been won or lost by the slight margin of only 30 to 40 votes. If a lot of students were to register Wylie believes it "would shake things...