Word: takeing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although all the votes have been cast inCambridge's fall 1989 election, the contest isstill far from over. Because Cambridge uses anarcane system of proportional representation forCity Council and School Committee elections,election officials count all ballots by hand--aprocess which can take as long as a week...
...Quincy, Sheets beat business executive Peter F. O'Connell 17,553 to 11,454, to take the seat being vacated by Mayor Francis X. McCauley. Salem Mayor Anthony Salvo lost 6697 to 6084 to Neil Harrington...
...reasons for participating in this week's march are many. We are in the midst of election time--candidates must be shown that men and women nationwide are not about to silently sit back and let Washington take away abortion rights. And the states, to whom the Supreme Court is passing the ball, must be told that the debate over choice is a national, constitutional issue and that they should not only protect choice but also provide funding for poorer women seeking abortions...
With recent cuts in state aid, many city politicos say the council's focus on rent control could change as taxes and fiscal woes take center stage. And that new emphasis could lead to a reevaluation of the PR system itself...
...that, many fear, would take away from Cambridge's unique character...