Word: furcolo
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Late in the afternoon the Senate moved to table indefinitely and, in effect, to kill Governor Furcolo's bill to purchase the New Haven Railroad's Old Colony Line, Earlier, the House had passed the controversial bill by a vote...
...University's chances of purchasing the MTA Bennett St. yards took a turn for the better yesterday, when Gov. Foster Furcolo recommended that the Legislature exercise its option to take over the New Haven Railroad's Old Colony Line...
...Furcolo's action came after the Legislature had killed a bill authorizing the purchase of the South Shore line late last week. The bill had directed the Commonwealth to buy the line for $1,150,879, following the New Haven's abdication because of the great expense involved in the operation...
...feud-ridden Democratic organization needs a leader who can put the pieces back together. Most likely man for the job: whoever is appointed to the Senate seat that Jack Kennedy will almost certainly vacate before January (to allow his replacement to be named by outgoing Democratic Governor Foster Furcolo rather than by Republican Volpe). A leading candidate: Congressman Torbert Macdonald, 43, a former Harvard football hero and Jack Kennedy's close personal friend since college days...
...audacious challenge of the Governor by entering a primary against him in September. O'Connor waged a vigorous but financially poor campaign and emerged--some-how--as the victor by 50,000 votes. He carried Boston in the primary and attracted the votes of several ethnic groups previously considered Furcolo property. Then, as the Saltonstall camp discarded files and files on the Governor's vulnerable record in office and as some state reisdents rejoiced over Furcolo's defeat, O'Connor set out to unseat "Salty," the senior senator whose devotional following bewilders many...