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Three-term U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy (8th District) retained his seat in the House, snowing candidate Charles C. Yancey. Kennedy claimed 78 percent of the vote with 80 percent of the precincts reporting...
Even the heavily favored Kennedy had supportersdoing some last-minute politicking on streetcorners with campaign signs, trying to dish upsupport over Yancey, who received little attentionfrom the press during the campaign
Daring: In politics, Democrat CHARLES YANCEY dared to challenge a Kennedy for a Massachusetts Congresional seat. In August, he announced his campaign against three-term incumbent U.S. Rep. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY II in the 8th district, which includes Cambridge...
...Yancey said that many landlords use capital improvements as a "loophole" to get the RCB to grant rent increases on their properties...
According to Yancey, Steinbergh used extensive false documentation at RCB hearings for rent increases and exploited the majority of non-English speaking immigrant tenants in his buildings. Steinbergh counted on the language barrier to prevent tenants from voicing complaints about illegitimate rent hikes, Yancey alleged...