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Though no city councillor condemned Pusey, several differed sharply on sections of a resolution which Councillor Edward A. Crane '35 offered, lauding Pusey's tenure at Harvard, and specifically, his handling of last April's crisis. The resolution eventually passed by a narrow majority...
Obviously somewhat angry. Crane told Coates that he (Crane) had attended last Saturday's Harvard-Boston College basketball game, and that-largely through the efforts of Pusey-all five starters on Harvard's freshman team were blacks...
...think that's commendable," Coatesreplied. "now if President Pusey had been able to assure me of five able black administrators . . . ." Crane shot back, "He's already got a good start on that...
Councillor Barbara Ackermann questioned a section of the resolution which approved Pusey's calling for police aid to clear University Hall last April-an action which. the resolution said. "foreclosed the probability of a Cambridge Massacre and widespread destruction." She accused Crane of inserting the section in order to embarrass those councillors. including herself. who did not approve of the police action...
...reply, Crane said, "I'm not engaged in working up a watered-down resolution" It University Hall had not been "cleared by a massive display of force." he said," a brigade of townies and gownies and alumni was making up" to clear the hall, with guns if needed. "It was a very fortunate thing for Harvard and Cambridge that University Hall was vacated without bloodshed," he concluded...