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Alastair Reid
"I live by writing and curiosity." A man to be found asking penetrating questions in untraveled places, Alastair Reid, the
P.R. System Wins by 455 Votes; Sullivan, Crane Unofficially Elected in Council Balloting
The voters of Cambridge have endorsed the system of Proportional Representation by the slim majority of 455 ballots. The official
Cambridge Residents Go to Polls Today To Cast Votes on New City Council, PR
Today the voters of Cambridge will cast their ballots to elect a new City Council and School Committee and to
Council Argues Size of City Departments
Councilor Alfred E. Vellucci made by far the most noise yesterday at a City Council meeting where several Councilors tried
Political Pedagogy
Apart from the usual cry about electing Joe Smith for good (or better) government, an absence of real issues has
By Way of Introduction
This is a time of atonement in Cambridge--atonement for other people's alleged sins. It is the time of the voting
The Genial Grafter
The genial grafter, long a strategic, if not an integral part of Massachusetts politics, has come in for an unprecedented
Vellucci Attempts to Locate City Clerk
Councillor Alfred E. Vellucci yesterday conducted a one man investigation into the existence of the Cambridge City Clerk. Vellucci doubted
Promoter Arouses Harvard Concern
A Boston entrepreneur's campaign to develop high rise apartments on land partially owned by the University has begun to cause
Only a Few Undergraduates Manage to Break Student-City Barriers
In many American university communities there persists a personal antagonism between students and residents. That a significant number of Harvard
City Passes Parking Ordinance; DeGuglielmo Scores Consultants
The City Council yesterday passed, 6 to 3, a new parking ordinance and heard Councilor Joseph A. DeGuglielmo '29 strongly
Volpe Signs Legislation To Obtain Old Colony
Despite a political force of arms which finally enabled Governor Volpe to sign the Old Colony bill in time for
Legislature Authorizes Purchase of Old Colony
The Senate and the House resurrected yesterday what they had killed last week, as both approved Governor Volpe's bill to
Weaver Calls for Courage To Rebuild Central Cities
The man most likely to head President Kennedy's proposed Department of urban Affairs emphasized Friday night that initiative, responsibility, and
Senators Defeat Old Colony Bill, Stall Volpe Plan
Massachusetts' hopes for an effective express transit system to the South Shore and perhaps Harvard's designs for the Bennett St.
