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Among other candidates, former councilor Mary Ellen Preusser collected only 536 votes, and unaffiliated challenger John St, George...
...election may come too late to save the city. Fortunately, there are candidates running pledged to support fundamental issues of economic and social justice. They include all members of the Cambridge Civic Association (CCA) slate--David Sullivan, Francis H. Duehay '55, David Wylie, Saundra Graham, Alice Wolf, Mary Ellen Preusser, Wendy Abt and Robert White. And they also include the standard-bearers of the city's tenant convention--besides most of the CCA group, the tenant slate includes Alvin Thompson, Brian Feigenbaum, John St. George and Alfred Vellucci, the dean of the city council whose longstanding compassion has kept rent...
...David Wylie, and Saundra Graham--but also three challengers given a chance of winning seats--Alice Wolf (who gained a record number of votes in her last school committee race), Wendy Abt (who ran a strong race for State Senate and enjoys high name recognition), and Mary Ellen Preusser (a former councilor...
Many observers thought Wylie would disappear in 1979; instead, Mary Ellen Preusser went down the tubes. Preusser began her reelection campaign many months ago, but it is unclear how successful she has been. Though she has mounted a visible effort, especially in West Cambridge and in politically unpredictable Cambridgeport, Preusser has been hurt by two factors: her biggest issue, university expansion, was largely settled last summer when the city council finally adopted zoning laws to restrict the growth of tax-exempt institutions. And the plethora of women candidates will fragment the feminist vote...
...Tremendously high slate allegiance among their own voters. As the count wears on, and candidates like Bob White and, most likely, Preusser are eliminated, their votes must transfer to others in the slate...