Word: supportive
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...challenger in the race, Thompson announced his support for increased funding for home care for the elderly sick and for increased police protection...
...Cambridge Anti-Apartheid Coalition, whose members include the Southern Africa Solidarity Committee (SASC), the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee, and the Friends Services Committee, among others, has worked since early September to gain support for Question...
...looking for an alternative. But he has staked his campaign on the belief that Joe Timilty is not the man they're looking for. In fact, over the last eight years, none of the alternatives--Louise Day Hicks, David Finnegan, Mel King or Timilty--has drawn enough balanced support to unseat the mayor...
White created a strong coalition between heavy support from Italians, blacks, liberals and a strong minority vote from the city's Irish sections--South Boston, Dorchester, West Roxbury and Hyde Park. Timilty traditionally wins in the high-turnout Irish areas. He has never won by much; and the vote seems to be more anti-White than pro-Timilty. But the state senator lost nearly half his 1975 support there to School Committee President David Finnegan. Timilty needs these votes back in his column to have a chance tomorrow. Timilty must also pick up some black and liberal votes to counter...
...White earned more votes in South Boston this September than he has ever earned there in a final election. He took Hyde Park this fall with the same number of votes that resulted in his losing the ward to Timilty in 1975. The mayor continues to have nearly unanimous support in the black and liberal wards and solid backing in Italian East Boston...