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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...asked anybody in Massachusetts two years ago what the most significant thing about Sen. Edward W. Brooke was, they'd probably mention that he is the only black in the Senate. Ask anybody that question today and they'll start in on "that thing with his wife and kids" or "something about his finances." Ed Brooke's record, the very one his campaign workers are anxious to point to, has come back to haunt...
Brooke says the race comes down to a "difference in effectiveness." Brooke is the ranking Republican on several Senate committees and a nationally recognized black leader. Tsongas, in his four years in the Congress, has proven that he is capable of bringing home the bacon. But if elected, he'll be the new man on the block. Balance that against Brooke's marital and financial problems and you've got a race that some say is too close to call...
...political oracle and Cambridge City Councilor Alfred E. Vellucci says otherwise: "The Libertarians are in the same position as the Republicans--they'll get wiped...
...hole in the wall on 14 Beacon Street. One switchboard, six telephones, no hold buttons, no cotton ribbed turtlenecks--just a bunch of kids, sitting around stuffing envelopes. There is one sign on the wall. "Make the King the Ruler of Massachusetts for the next four years, and you'll think Henry the VIII was a nice...
...went earlier this fall. He wants to start all over, and hopes it isn't too late. He pats a young Harvard type on the back, "I'm really expecting a lot of work out of you in these next few days, Dave. Really, any papers you need, I'll write them for you myself...