Word: velluci
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Velluci's support is not likely to waver, although he may demand the mayor's office as a token of appreciation. But when Velluci, the senior member of the council, someday decides not to run again, his decision won't add his East Cambridge constituency to the CCA ranks. The Italian-surnamed successor that Vellucci-supporters are likely to find won't prove as liberal. Instead, a new neighborhood dynasty, like those built by other city conservatives, could rise, toppling the liberal coalition majority and with it rent control...
...Velluci sponsored this question last June because he thinks the voters of Cambridge will give a truer picture of Kennedy's national support than any primary or poll...
...Wyatt, Harvard's vice-president for administration, said yesterday he is not surprised by Velluci's motion. "It is an issue of national proportions," he said, adding, "It's also close to an election in Cambridge, which seems to stimulate interests...
...later meeting between the city's planning board and Harvard planners to limit the construction's effect on residential areas proved fruitless. "They were very disappointed that nothing came of it," Wylie added. Former Mayor Alfred E. Velluci declared "a state of emergency" in response to Radcliffe's building plans and to Harvard's long-range proposal for more Observatory Hill construction...
...City Council seems to be behind Danehy, though it is not a unified chorus of support. Councilor Saundra Graham, for example, is a long-time supporter of rapid transit efforts and has opposed the mayor's stand on the issue. The other councilors--save Frisoli and Alfred E. Velluci who side with Danehy--seem undecided at this point, despite their vote to join the lawsuit. If it comes down to a question of "extension to Alewife Parkway or no extension at all," the vote is bound to be close...