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...Cambridge City Council reelected Edward A. Crane '35 to an unprecedented third consecutive term as mayor yesterday, ending 11 days of deadlocked balloting for the office. It was the vote of Councillor Alfred E. Vellucci which finally gave Crane a decisive majority...
Vellucci, who had voted for himself for the first 68 ballots, made his switch to Crane on the first vote yesterday. The Council then proceeded to elect Vellucci to the spot of vice-mayor by a 5-4 margin...
After Vellucci's shift, three of the four councillors who had voted for the independent choice, Walter J. Sullivan, reversed their votes to Crane. Sullivan's was the lone dissenting vote in the final 8-1 count for Crane...
...announcing his change, Vellucci noted that Crane had done the same for him on the 13th ballot. "Ballot number 69 responds to ballot number 13 by switching from Alfred E. Vellucci to Edward A. Crane," he said...
Until either Vellucci decides to support another candidate, most likely Crane, or CCA decides to back Vellucci, the balloting will probably remain deadlocked...