Word: supported
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...members of the group, headed by Mayor Sullivan, suspended the rules and proceeded to make what their CCA opponents term appointments based on "petty political friendship, personal friendship, or relationship." The CCA charges that the "independents," among whom was Anthony Galluccio, a CCA-endorsed candidate now running wthout CCA support, made the appointments without the legally required approval of the Superintendent of Schools and without submitting the candidates to competitive examinations...
...however, has gotten up a referendum to disapprove of the appointments, but the Mayor managed to arrange the wording of the referendum so that a "yes" vote, most common on referenda, will indicate support for the Sullivanite position...
...this campaign, has broadened its scope somewhat, more from a feeling of expediency than of sincerity. Some, certainly not all of its candidates were recruited, instead of coming to seek support. Last spring Shaplin told a Harvard audience that the CCA, to gain a majority on the School Committee or the Council, would have to broaden its electoral base substantially. A conscious effort to achieve this goal can be seen in the CCA's 18 endorsees. Four are blessed with Italian names, two, and possibly a third, are of Irish ancestry, four have Jewish ties, one is a Negro...
...schools. Although the CCA platform contains other planks--"advancement of the long-range city-wide building program, co-ordination of the building program with urban renewal and highway development, activation of a new school advisory committee, increased co-operation between the Recreation and School Departments encouragement and support of P.T.A.'s, and active citizens' consulting committees"--its school committee candidates concentrate their attack on the appointments made last December. Its City Council platform also contains many planks for improvement of the streets, libraries, hospitals, playgrounds, "totlots," for better housing conditions, urban renewal, and less wasteful administration. The CCA non-incumbent...
Without pushing towards superiority in air power and technology, Huntington concluded, the U.S. will be unable to support its allies and increase free world confidence...