Word: swing
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...urge every Independent member of the council to vote against the proposed amendment; the councilors endorsed by the Cambridge Civic Association seem solidly opposed to the measure. Most likely, councilor Alfred E. Vellucci will be the swing vote. Though he is rightly angered by the weak support he, in many ways the best friend city tenants have ever had, received from local liberals in last month's election, Vellucci has always before shown his compassion on important votes. We hope he will once more vote to save the diversity of Cambridge...
...usual feverish pace last week. Badly shaken and somewhat moody in the days following his "woodshed" session with Reagan two weeks ago, Stockman is now committed to salvaging his credibility-and his job. Ignoring the advice of aides, he is embarking this week on a four-day swing through the Midwest and West to speak at fund raisers for G.O.P. Congressmen. "If the President has suffered from Dave's indiscretions, and Dave thinks he has, then he's determined to make it up to him, one Congressman at a time," said an Administration insider...
...endorsement was carefully timed for the opening of the Center Party's nominating convention. With the party split almost evenly between Karjalainen and the current Speaker of the Finnish Parliament, Johannes Virolainen, 67, Moscow obviously was trying to swing a few votes. Said Pravda: "This party is confronted with the most important decision in its entire history...
City tenants may have gotten some good news at last night's meeting, however; councilor Alfred E. Vellucci, traditionally a supporter of tenant rights but the swing vote in favor of the two condominium conversions, hinted that he would not support not amendment to the ordinance specifically exempting the buildings...
McLaughlin has already begun to fine tune his two hot rods to fit into the Crimson attack. He has Ferry working on his ball handling as a point guard and Standley circling in from the wings as more of a swing man. Both players are over 6'4" and neither need fear being physically overpowered in the Ivy League...