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...have been running for office for years. It seems unlikely that any of them will stumble before November: no one in Boston is very happy with the City Council, but no one is very angry at it either. John Moakley, although not an incumbent, is practically a shoo-in. DiCara, with $1500 remaining in his campaign chest, must fight the other eleven for one of the two remaining spots on the ballot...
...didn't happen. Running right behind DiCara was John A. Lynch, a 25-year-old liberal who made his name as an organizer of the Little City Hall program. Lynch, a young lawyer, has made a name for himself as the young liberal on the ticket, and DiCara's people feel a little nervous about him. Lynch has the endorsement of the Citizens for Participation Politics, and the Massachusetts Legislative Council on Older Americans and DiCara--already endorsed by the Americans for Democratic Action--is angling to get both of these endorsements for the November election...
There are two blacks in the race, Reginald Eaves, administrator in the Mayor's Office of Human Rights, and Royal Bolling, a State Representative from Roxbury. Both ran behind DiCara but could give him trouble in the election...
Despite the odds, DiCara and Guenther are optimistic about November. "The big question is money," Guenther said. "Larry's a terrific speaker. If we can get him on TV and radio--let people see and hear him--then I think we can do it." Guenther calculates they need $15,000 to have a chance. He is searching for funds among the fat cats now, promising them that Larry has a chance and that a new revamped campaign staff will given an even better effort for November: a full-time fundraiser and a full-time press aide, more volunteers now that...
...Larry DiCara is having the time of his life. If he is elected, he has promised to be a "full-time councilman." And if he loses, so what? He's 22 years old, and there are elections every two years. He can run again. He knew that the party last week was only the first of many DiCara victory parties. Since the age of six, Larry DiCara has been a full-time candidate