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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Ralph L. Kleinman Whittier, Calif...
Every poll shows him with nearly a 2-to-l lead over Carter among Democrats and independents. Carter has disappointed almost every constituency that put him in office. And those constituencies, especially the blacks, Hispanics and working-class white ethnics who form the spine of the Democratic Party, seem ready to invest many of their hopes in Ted Kennedy...
...Cambridge Civic Association (CCA), have held on to a slippery five-man majority. That one-vote edge accounts for rent control in the city of Cambridge. It is also responsible for recently passed limits on condominium conversion. And in large part, those votes have kept City Manager James L. Sullivan at the helm of the city administration...
First, candidates point out that the committee controls all appointments within the system, from top administrators down to driver's administrators. The council can only make noise over City Manager James L. Sullivan's personnel decisions, they say. Then they explain how the school committee makes up its own budget, while control of the city budget rests mainly with Sullivan. Once satisfied that the audience knows they do more than decide what year to teach "Health," candidates can turn to the real issues...
THREE ISSUES in the Cambridge City Council race should be foremost in voters' minds Tuesday. First, rent control must be preserved. Second, the city must keep a tight lid on the expansion of condominiums. And third, the five-year reign of City Manager James L. Sullivan and his professional administration must be affirmed and strengthened...