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...Councilor Alfred E. Vellucci made by far the most noise yesterday at a City Council meeting where several Councilors tried to assert a monopoly ownership of the voice of the people Cambridge. It was the second to last meeting before the election next Tuesday...
Vellucci and Councilor Walter J. Sullivan first dredged up the old issue of expanding the two departments and forced it through, despite the cautioning of Councilor Joseph A. DeGuglielmo. Warning against hasty treatment of an important subject for purposes of blatant electioneering, DeGuglielmo declared, "I think on a matter as serious as this we ought to have the advice of the police and fire chiefs. After I hear them, I shall be happy to vote...
...Councilor Andrew T. Trodden added, "This is a matter that transcends politics. I don't think there should be political football on the eve of an election." He pointed out that the Council should pass the motion immediately "for the safety of the city...
...other five incumbents strongly supported in the past, have all heard the bell and started to come out of their respective corners. Poster for poster, Councilor Walter J. Sullivan's advertising has been the most in evidence. A sign of large dimensions dominates his front lawn. Councilor Alfred E. Vellucci has displayed a marked increase in his usual close scrutiny of all issues. Most recently he has looked into the legality of the acting City Clerk and the injustice of a $5 fine for temporary parking at bus stops...
...protest petition circulated. Ninety-six families refused to pay rent unless the town council backed down. But the council stood firm. "We are not submitting to mob rule," said one councilor. "These colored people are with us, and we must integrate them." Agreed another: "We have a moral as well as a legal obligation to house this family...