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...Massachusetts' Third District, the peace candidate is Father Robert Drinan. A Jesuit priest and Dean of the Boston College Law School, Father Drinan defeated 72-year-old incumbent Democrat Philip Philbin '18 in the September 15th Democratic primary. Given little chance of defeating Philbin who was labeled a "hack" by the Wall Street Journal, Father Drinan surprised everyone with his decisive victory...
...victory was largely due to support given him by the peace forces in his district. Last February 1,000 "New Politics" people from the district gathered in convention and chose Drinan to oppose Philbin, the second-ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee and a supporter of the war and high military spending. During the campaign and on election day, some 4,000 volunteers helped the Drinan cause...
...Drinan is an enigmatic figure. He is a leader in the new "underground" Catholic Church. His candidacy drew fire from such spokesmen for rightwing Catholicism as Father Daniel Lyons, the radio priest sponsored by the Schick Safety Razor Co., who disliked his mixing the priesthood with politics...
...turned out, the priest issue apparently did not hurt Father Drinan. He won the working class city of Waltham, for example, by a 3-2 margin. He campaigned very hard among blue collar workers and combined their support with a 3-1 margin in suburban Newton...
Martha J. Radlo '73 (498-5753) is coordinating Harvard community volunteers for the Drinan campaign, E. J. Dionne '73 (498-2129) for Yaffe, Randy S. Milden '73 for Harrington, and Rupert J. Simpson '73 for Studds...