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...other hand, we are not working for the campaign of John Anderson. This is not because, as your article suggests, we are "exhausted from the Kennedy push." In fact, many of us have worked, since the Democratic convention, on the campaigns of various progressive candidates, including Massachusetts Congressman James Shannon; Thomas Larkin, County Commissioner-elect of Middlesex County; and Alexander Bok, candidate for Massachusetts state representative...
Henderson dispatches his cadets to post signs around the building, and asks for volunteers to serve as ushers; the post will be officially "activated" in ceremonies this morning outside the school. Originally Rep. James Shannon (D-Mass.) had been scheduled to appear, and four AF-10 jets planned a flyover. But Shannon sends his regrets, and someone crosses out "AF-10 jets" on the press release, replacing it with "color guard." Mainly, there are brass, and from their appearance, tinted sunglasses are now as regulation as black shoes. They gather in small knots, discussing logistics, while the students trickle into...
...pastoral letter from Humberto Cardinal Medeiros. Proclaimed the archbishop: "Those who make abortion possible by law cannot separate themselves from the guilt which accompanies this horrendous crime and deadly sin." His targets were two front runners who had been outspokenly liberal on abortion: first-term incumbent Congressman James Shannon, a Catholic, in the Fifth District, northwest of Boston,* and Frank, a Jew, in the Fourth District, who is a strong supporter of the ERA and equal rights for homosexuals, as well as public financing of abortions for poor women. His chief opponent, six-term Waltham Mayor Arthur Clark, a Catholic...
...furor also brought Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54 (D-Mass.) to each district late last week. Kennedy--who has a strong Catholic following--urged voters to "reject the politics of negativism" and repeated his support for Frank and Shannon...
What's more, Shannon is already in trouble. Hatem has mounted a strong conservative campaign, and Shannon has failed to consolidate the support that earned him an upset in the primary two years ago. Shannon can't afford to argue with the Church--his only reaction has been a grimace and a "no comment...