Word: vellucci
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Vellucci labelled the survey a cover-up for an investigation of the department. "Survey's just a nice word for investigation," he charged...
Councillor Alfred E. Vellucci denounced the project and exercised his prerogative to put off a vote on the appropriation for a week. "I feel that spending $18,000 for this investigation is a waste of money. We can put four police officers to work for the balance of this year...
...City Council agreed to hear Ward's case at its April 11 meeting, although it cautioned him that legally it could do nothing to reinstate him. At the meeting Councillor Alfred E. Vellucci strongly implied that the Cambridge Civic Association, and CCA-supported Councillor Thomas Coates, had pressured Curry into Ward's dismissal. Vellucci claimed that the CCA and Coates were taking revenge on Ward for the threat he posed in the last election...
Coates immediately denied any ill will toward Ward. Councillor Bernard Goldberg turned around and accused Velucci of using Ward as a pawn, trying to create an issue for his own political advantage. Vellucci only repeated his charges all the more strongly...
...real problem is a civic rather than a political one. No matter why Ward was dismissed, a large part of the Cambridge population believes Vellucci's accusations. Anthony Bruno, a teacher at a local vocational school, said at the Council meeting that his students are convinced Ward was fired for political motives alone, and that they resent his successor. The danger exists that not only will an exceptional youth worker be lost, but that his accomplishments will be wiped...