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...addition, the early result indicated that all the incumbents are likely to hold onto their seats. If no significant shifts occur as votes are transferred under the city's proportional representation voting scheme, the only new face on the council will be Independent Daniel Clinton--replacing Independent Kevin Crane, who did not run re-election...
...also but guaranteed a slot, thanks to the solid tenant organization he has built. Most likely they will run at the head of the pack again: Walter is intent on keeping his top-of-the-ticket showing intact, so intent that he has been rounding up support from former Crane supporters, votes the might have been of more help to some of the weaker Independents...
...campaign has been ironically helped by personal tragedy. His daughter Robin was killed in an accident two weeks ago, and the crowd that jammed the funeral was one of the largest in recent city history. Clinton probably had the edge on Fantini in the battle to replace Crane from the start, but the horror that has hit his home has probably solidified that lead...
Current Independent councilor Kevin Crane '72, who is not running for re-election, says that with straight majority voting the Independents would probably fare much better than they have. But Crane adds that the advantages to all Cambridge citizens outweigh the political disadvantages to his fellow Independents...
Outside the simple sheep barn, a few visitors take their last look at Leahy's New England village, set behind a large pond. Others crane at the 40-ft.-tall plastic man or gaze fondly over the fairground. Some vendors wear black armbands, but it is a futile gesture of mourning. Buying their last baked potato with sour cream and bacon, taking their last aim at ducks in the gallery shoot, or sizing up a young heifer, most visitors seem oblivious or indifferent to the fact that they are among the last to attend the Great Danbury State Fair...