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Pettigrew expects Mrs. Hicks's additional votes to come from the city's Italian districts, where her neighborhood school idea is popular. In the preliminary election most of these votes went to City Councilor Christopher A. Iannella, He also expects her to pick up votes that went to the other heavy losers in the preliminary--candidates whose political complexion resembles hers. "But even giving her most of these votes leaves her with about 45 per cent. She could pick up one or two more percentage points from a larger turnout," he said...
...first time since last year's general elections. The effect was to bring into the foreground bright new men whose influence will be to pull French-speaking Quebec more closely into the English-dominated confederation. To make room, out went Minister of Justice Lucien Cardin, 48, and Privy Councilor Guy Favreau, 49, who are both ailing and wanted to quit. Into the largely ceremonial privy-council post, where he can continue his study of the Canadian economy, moved former Finance Minister Walter L. Gor don, 61, who is noted for his protectionist economic philosophy...
Thomas Coates, who was elected last week as vice-chairman, said that Councilor Thomas H.D. Mahoney's move to re- consider his election was "prompted by nothing but plain, flat bigotry." Mahoney, an M.I.T. history professor, angrily dismissed Coates' charge, declaring that it was a "nasty, little innuendo." On a revote, Coates won again as vice-chairman...
...City Councilor Daniel J. Hayes Jr. charged yesterday that students have been unwittingly used by persons wishing to rig elections...
...election next month) voted to ask the BRA to halt further evictions until the Legislature acts on Senator Cohen's bill. "They certainly don't want to appear to be lined up against the people," commented Coben, who noted that this was one of the few measures Councilor Katherine Kraven, an outspoken renewal foe, has ever gotten through the Council. (The bill has already been approved by the Senate Rules Committee and will go before the House Rules Committee Tuesday morning. A favorable vote is expected...