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...race for Congress in the fourth district may be the only interesting race in Massachusetts this year, mostly because it's the only one that will be close. Arthur Mason, a Republican, is trying to unseat three-term Democratic Representative Robert F. Drinan in the district that extends from Brookline to Framingham and Gardner...
Both campaigns have plenty of money. Drinan and Mason had each raised more than $110,000 by the beginning of October. Much of Drinan's support has come labor unions and wealthy liberals, while Mason's funds have come from the Republican National Committee, the American Medical Political Action Committee, and numerous businessmen through out the state and the country...
...such a district, candidates must appeal to the Jews in the east and the Catholics in the west to win. Both Drinan and Mason have that kind of appeal. Drinan has earned a reputation in Congress as a liberal maverick, fighting against the Vietnam War and defense appropriations, and pressing for the impeachment of President Nixon. But Drinan is also a Catholic priest, so he usually runs strong in Catholic areas...
...Mason's qualifications are similarly tailored for the district. He is Jewish, went to Boston College, a Jesuit school, and is a Vietnam War hero. He lives in south Brookline, the most Jewish part of the town, and is a member of a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Newton that boasts more than 1000 members. He has appealed to the west by emphasizing his moderate positions, Catholic education, and war record...
Representative Robert F. Drinan, of the nearby fourth Congressional district, faces a strong challenge this year from Arthur Mason, a Republican lawyer from Brookline. Drinan was an early advocate of the impeachment of Richard Nixon, as well as a vocal opponent of the Vietnam War. He worked successfully for the abolition of the House Internal Security Committee, and since the end of the Vietnam and Nixon eras, Drinan has turned his attention to solving the local problems of high unemployment. Mason, although not as far to the right as many Republicans, advocates a standard Republican solution to unemployment--investment...