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...school department employees was quickly rejected by the city council. Squeezing the people you employ for donations is a routine practice of Boston politicians that the mayor himself has perfected. Last year former City Fire Commissioner James Kelly and two of his assistants were indicted for reportedly shaking down firemen for donations to White's '75 campaign. Despite the testimony of six allegedly victimized firemen, Kelly and his assistants were acquitted...
...Like firemen dashing to douse a blaze, dozens of Italian Communist Party leaders have been fanning throughout Italy to calm rising discontent among the party's rank and file. For a long time, it seemed nothing could go wrong for the tightly disciplined, well-organized P.C.I., as it racked up increasingly impressive results in one election after another. But so many Communists in recent weeks have openly displayed skepticism or outright disapproval of their party's policies that the P.C.I, leadership faces its most serious internal problem in years...
...thousands and probably the tens of thousands. Johnny, a precinct captain in the mayor's ward, estimates that of the more than 35,000 employees the city hires directly, 80 per cent got their jobs through political connections. This figure does not include another 33,000 policemen, firemen and Board of Education personnel, many of whom also got their positions through a "sponsor." Even though I was only a summer intern in City Hall's "cleanest" department, seven fellow workers asked me who my "sponsor" was. Although I had none, I had to admit it didn't hurt any being...
...Bullpen -- Two strong bullpens are led by Manny Sarmiento (2.06 ERA), Rawley Eastwick (2.08) and Pedro Borbon (3.31) for Cincinnati, and Ron Reed (2.46), Tug McGraw (2.51) and Gene Garber (2.81) for Philadelphia. Although McGraw has postseason experience, Eastwick stands out in this bumper crop of firemen to give the Reds a slim edge in the relief department...
...them [policemen and firemen] come in here," Soccorso said. "I imagine they did search...