Word: dicara
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...elected, DiCara believes he will join James Michael Curley and Francis "Sweepstakes" Kelly as the youngest members ever elected to the Council. He will be 22 by then. But he would be the youngest one ever elected at large since Curley and Kelly were elected while running as ward candidates. But DiCara is not playing up the youth issue...
While he's been here, opposition to him has centered not only on his manner, but on his political views as well. DiCara is somewhere between moderate and liberal, and this has not set well with everyone at Harvard. Last Fail, when there was opposition to Quincy House's intention to send a representative to the controversial CRR (Committee on Rights and Responsibilities), DiCara was rather irritated. "This is not the kind of issue that is top priority," he said at the time. "Kids are starving in Dorchester...
Besides his political activities, DiCara keeps busy with civic organizations. He is Cubmaster of Troop 66, a committee type at the Knights of Columbus, an assistant in the CYO program at St. Gregory's, and a member of the Hyde Park Most Precious Blood Catholic Young Adult Club...
...DiCara returned Thursday from a CYO ski trip to Lake George, N.Y. Though he refused to get on skis, he agreed to be one of the chaperones for a group of 140 teenagers. One of his tasks was to check suitcases for liquor before departure. DiCara, who looks much older than 21, recalled with a laugh one special episode on the trip. "I was dancing with a couple of gals and really keeping up with them. I love to dance and I was wearing this white turtle neck, pretty avant-garde for me. So I got a standing ovation from...
...DiCara had been toying with the idea of running for City Council for quite a while, but didn't make the final decision until January 10 at a meeting of his "chief supporters." He will officially enter the primary June 14 with a statement at McKeon Post in Dorchester, but he's already passing around the navy blue campaign buttons. "Look, the people want them," he told roommate Henry Kettls a week ago. Kettle had started DiCara's campaign with a donation of one cent. Since then another $5 has been contributed, but DiCara has used...