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Besides O'Neill, the seat has been represented by three of state's most influential Democrats of this century, including John F. Kennedy '40; James Michael Curley, the four-term mayor of Boston; and John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, the Boston political boss and the former president's grandfather. Observers say the historic nature of the seat has contributed to heightened interest in the race among local politicians and the media...
...politician determined to help the community ward off urban sprawl, and as mayor he won approval for a new bay-front convention center and helped attract the 1988 Super Bowl to San Diego. So strong was the Hedgecock sentiment that last November voters awarded him a full four-year term as mayor, even though he had been indicted on conspiracy and perjury charges. His first trial ended in a hung jury last February. But last week a jury of eight women and four men pronounced the 39-year-old lawyer guilty of one count of conspiracy and twelve counts...
...telltale check was written by onetime Currency Trader J. David Dominelli, who is serving a 20-year federal term for fraud and income tax evasion. Dominelli's business partner and ex-girlfriend, Nancy Hoover, gave Hedgecock the money used on his house. Dominelli and Hoover are slated to be tried later, along with Political Consultant Tom Shepard, through whose firm hidden money passed to the Hedgecock campaign. Hedgecock's attorney, Oscar Goodman, said he will seek a new trial or, failing that, appeal the jury verdict. Hedgecock also faces legal action by California's Fair Political Practices Commission, which...
Treatment for the Soviet Union's estimated 9 million alcoholics ranges from spending a night in a sobering-up center or a factory clinic to a term in a work camp for those who habitually appear drunk at work or in public. Western- style medical detoxification and counseling is still rare: only two hospitals and 23 out-patient centers serve Moscow, a city of 8.5 million people. According to widespread rumors, one recent patient was Grigory Romanov, Gorbachev's erstwhile competitor for the party leadership. After resigning from the ruling Politburo last July, Romanov, long thought to be a heavy...
...drop: voter unhappiness with a tough new austerity program. The biggest surprise was the 18% of the vote won by the Democratic Renewal Party, founded only four months ago by supporters of President Antonio Ramalho Eanes, 50. He is expected to take over party leadership when his term ends next year...