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...usual, political activism at Harvard lagged behind the rest of the country. The first popular dissenting group of any kind was a non-partisan study group on nuclear problems called Tocsin (warning bell), which started in 1961. But Tocsin was also subject to the sweep of militancy and soon changed from study to protest They marched on Washington in February 1962 to protest American flirtation with nuclear...
...light turn-out of 155,000--about 56 per cent of the city's registered voters--produced 43,719 votes for Mrs. Hicks to White's 30,497. Unofficial returns put State Rep. John Sears, the first Republican in two decades to ener the non-partisan mayoralty race, in third place with 23,879. Edward Logue, former head of the Boston Redevelopment Authority, came in a close fourth with...
...Ackerman is one of two women in the 20-candidate race for the Council. The other woman, incumbent Cornelia Wheeler, also happens to be the only Republican in the competition, although she is not running as such. The elections, to be held November 7, are non-partisan...
...primary. Grogan doesn't go beyond that, however. He won't predict just yet who'll be the next mayor. He'll tell you who won't be the next mayor, though. Topping that list is John Sears. "Sears." says Grogan, "is a Republican, and though the election is non-partisan, people won't forget that, and they won't forget that he's a Brahmin...
...Selection, rather than election, of judges-with a non-partisan commission of laymen and lawyers screening the choices, and periodically reviewing each judge's performance. >Judicial seminars at which judges are taught proper courtroom techniques, learn uniform sentencing standards, meet prison authorities to discuss correctional programs. >Reexamination of bail rates to reduce discrimination against poor defendants and put a stop to what has become "a standard crime-pricing system...