Word: droney
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...were nothing compared to the anxieties of winning the primary. Many good men fell by the wayside in the plethora of close intraparty races, and now all the pomp and excitement seems to zero in on Brooke vs. Tsongas, King vs. Hatch, Bellotti vs. Weld, where it once pondered Droney vs. Harshbarger, Twomey vs. Antonelli, and Shannon vs. the World...
...John Droney had held the office virtually unopposed since his appointment by then-U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy '40 in 1959. For the last three years of his reign he had suffered from a debilitating illness that hindered his ability to speak or walk without some form of assistance. Through the workings of his publicity-oriented office and the efforts of his highly-capable, highly-ambitious first assistant, John F. Kerry, Droney created the facade of an active crime-buster seeking another term...
...incumbent Middlesex County District Attorney John Droney retained his office, holding a slim lead over Cambridge attorney Scott A. Harshbarger...
...Droney has not been able to effectively or personally answer Harshbarger's challenge. He has been suffering for the last three years from a debilitating illness that makes speech and movement difficult. He speaks and acts through surrogates, and his insistence in staying on for one more term has led many experts to believe if elected that he will serve only till February, when he will be eligible to collect maximum pension...
...campaign of Democrat Scott Harshbarger for Disctrict Attorney of Middlesex County, which began seven months ago as a "quixotic venture" by an experienced public sector attorney, has evolved somewhat dramatically into a serious and credible challenge to Droney's 19-year incumbency...