Word: mdc
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Whitmore, this fall's unsuccessful Republican opponent of Senator Edward M. Kennedy '54, now becomes responsible for the MDC's 490-man police force as well as the roadways and recreational facilities the MDC maintains throughout the metropolitan area...
Opponents of the underpasses are confident that construction will not begin until the legislature has had a chance to act on three bills that would either subject the matter to new study or repeal the 1962 legislation authorizing the MDC to build the underpasses...
During last fall's gubernatorial campaign, Volpe suggested that the MDC re-examine plans for the underpasses with an eye towards preserving "the now famous sycamore trees." He said that the access routes to the Boylston St. underpass might be eliminated to save the trees. It is conceivable, therefore, that Whitmore might undertake a new study of the underpasses before approving final plans...
While head of the MDC, Murphy was credited with freeing the agency of scandal, reviving morale, and instituting many innovations. He was appointed in 1960 after his predecessor, Charles W. Greenough, had resigned. Greenough later pleaded guilty to conflict of interest charges...
Bernays, the septuagenarian founder of modern public relations, attributed the MDC's caution to the widespread public support for his anti-underpass position...