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Liberals would obviously prefer a more reliable fifth vote on the council, but with their limited popular base, they will be lucky if Vellucci and four Cambridge Convention '77 candidates win tomorrow. A gregarious character but a political loner, Vellucci has served a unique function in Cambridge politics for liberals and the conservative Italian and Portuguese voters from whom he draws most of his strength. He has been the only neighborhood candidate so far who can embrace informally the Cambridge Convention '77 platform and still maintain his power base...
...comic figure, but he was also a lonely, somewhat self-destructive man. Now Asner takes the character still further. In the new series (billed as drama, not situation comedy), Lou has left Minneapolis for a job as city editor of a Los Angeles newspaper. To Lou Grant, the disheveled loner, Asner now adds Lou Grant, the self-assured, two-fisted journalist...
...round and smooth face, the short, curly hair and calm manner all seemed far from menacing. Rather than sinister, Berkowitz looked innocuous, an unexceptional figure unlikely to attract attention anywhere. As the facts of his life began to emerge, the much-sought gunman turned out to be the loner the psychologists had predicted. He had apparently abandoned the few friends acquired in his earlier years, lived alone in a sparsely furnished apartment in suburban Yonkers, got along comfortably with fellow postal workers but rarely initiated a conversation, and kept his personal feelings to himself...
...more accurate and perhaps did help narrow the search. Such a profile issued by police last May described the killer as "neurotic, schizophrenic and paranoid, with religious aspects to his thinking process, as well as hints of demonic possession and compulsion. He is probably shy and odd, a loner inept at establishing personal relationships, especially with women." Psychologists say Berkowitz is a psychopath, and all evidence points to his lonely nature and inability to relate normally to women...
...Carew was shifted to first base. He has since blossomed into a graceful and steady defensive player who-like all the great ones-makes the tough chance look easy. The loner has also become a mature team leader as well as the heart of the Twins offense. Though he has become a superstar, he has remained unassuming, claiming no special privileges-other than the right to coddle his bats. On the contrary, he shags stray balls for batting-practice pitchers-a job usually left to utility players and aging coaches. Once when he failed to run out a long foul...