Word: craning
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Another mystifying new excavation area, the so-called "City Gates" or "CG", had already caught the interest of the Princeton group back in 1914. In 1958, the sharpness of the descent of the wall's structure required the aid of a bulldozer and crane and it was not until this past summer that the archaeologists were able to uncover much of the construction. It now appears that "CG" was made into an elaborate bath by the Romans with furnace for heating and an intricate piping system to bring the water of the torrent, the Patoclus, to the baths. Another major...
Walter J. Sullivan and Edwad A. Crane '35, became the first two City Council candidates to reach quota as the first unofficial count was completed late yesterday. Sullivan had 5,119 first place votes and Crane 3,529, both over the unofficial quota of about 3,330 votes...
Some win elections with a confusing complex of support. Mrs. Pearl K. Wise, for example, seems to gather support not only from her CCA endorsement but from some labor groups, women's groups, and "the Jewish vote." And Councillors Joseph A. DeGuglielmo '29 and Edward A. Crane '35, both Harvardtrained lawyers and strong CCA supporters, seem to get much backing from Irish and Italian people who care little for CCA programs. In fact, one of the few factors which seem to have little influence on the election is party affiliation: there is only one registered Republican, Mrs. Cornelia B. Wheeler...
...City Council, CCA-endorsed incumbents include former Mayor Joseph A. DeGuglielmo '29, former Mayor Edward A. Crane '35, Mrs. Pearl K. Wise, and Mrs. Cornelia B. Wheeler. Present Mayor Thomas M. McNamara often voted with these Councillors during his two-year term, frequently giving the CCA a slim majority on the Council. Yet solidarity among the CCA bloc is by no means assured, and is frequently non-existent...
...Lynch proposal was effectively voted down and sent to the Committee on Finance by a procedural maneuver. Councillors Joseph A. DeGuglielmo '29, Edward A. Crane '35, Cornelia B. Wheeler, Charles B. Watson, and Pearl K. Wise all voted against suspension of the rules, a move that would have allowed Council consideration of the motion...