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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...major conflicts of the campaign so far revolve around Carey's opposition to the death penalty and his acceptance of large campaign contributions from his brother Ed. The governor, in turn, has flailed away at Duryea--a millionaire lobsterman from conservative Eastern Long Island--for alleged sleight-of-hand in putting much of his fortune in his wife's name shortly before filing a campaign financial statement. The level of discourse, as shown in one of the candidates' recent debates, has sunk to about the third-grade range...

Author: By Francis J. Connolly, | Title: Aggressive Mediocrity | 11/6/1978 | See Source »

...Committee, the panel that dispenses patronage positions, that her brother John was hired by the MDC's Division of Environmental Quality, for his celebrated job as a "water-sampler," from which he was later suspended. Marie admits getting her brother his MDC job by making a "recommendation" to then-Governor Francis W. Sargent that her brother be hired...

Author: By Mark A. Feldstein, | Title: Patronage, Nepotism and Conflict of Interest | 11/4/1978 | See Source »

BOSTON--Edward F. King, who lost the Republican gubernatorial primary to Francis W. Hatch Jr. '46, yesterday endorsed Edward J. King, the Democratic candidate for governor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: King Endorses King | 11/2/1978 | See Source »

Bonus Question: Comment on this statement: "I think Ed King would make a fine governor."--Carl Yastrzemski...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: The Reckoning Hourly | 11/2/1978 | See Source »

Anthony Marino, mayor of Lynn, told the president how everyone was feeling. "Mr. President, Welcome to Lynn, we love you very, very much. And then to the crowds, "Well, how do you like it?" They liked it--a lot--even if he was endorsing a Massachusetts Meldrim Thompson for governor. Even if he didn't know anything about...

Author: By Laurie Hays, | Title: Said the Peanut to the King | 10/30/1978 | See Source »

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