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...support him still, but increasingly they wonder why. This year, as the city has despaired through perhaps the worst financial crisis in its history-still unresolved-White's first concern has been the preservation of his own power. The onetime urban crusader laid off hundreds of policemen and firemen and closed police and fire stations while initially keeping all of his public relations staff. He vetoed financial rescue plans because they would have forced him to spend funds only as overseen by the city council. Last month he admitted assembling a secret "black book" on the political loyalty...
...million less. By the time the law is fully phased in, four years hence, city officials say they will have enough money left to pay Cambridge's share of county and mass transit costs, the interest on its debt, and pensions--but nothing else. No policemen. No firemen. No teachers...
...budget--if passed next week and supported by the state funds--would restore to their jobs all city police and firemen who had been sent layoff notices. But ten fire department positions and 14 police department positions that are currently vacant would not be funded...
...small chemical fire broke out at about 9 p.m. last night in the Gordon McKay physics laboratory, but firemen quickly extinguished the blaze, which caused no serious injuries or damage...
People in the library were told to wait in the lobby while firemen made a routine check of the system, Lt. Robert Morrissey, of the Cambridge Fire Department said yesterday...