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Homans is best known to the Harvard community for arguing the Tropic of Cancer case, appealing it to the Massachusetts Superior Court, and finally winning it in the State Supreme Court. He has been endorsed by the ADA for his interest in civil liberties, and by COD, the Democratic reform organization, for his work toward creating a responsible Democratic party in this state...
...great many Harvard votes--from both liberals and conservatives--will go this year to Mary Newman (an incumbent who also holds ADA endorsement) and to Levin Campbell, two able candidates running on the Republican ticket. Harvard voters should know that the third Republican candidate, 24-year-old "Lindy" Lindstrom, is totally unqualified for office. Even his own campaign literature can stress only that he is a family man and is the son of a former representative from this district. Much of the "gown" vote is therefore going to the Mary Newman-Levin Campbell-Bill Homans split ticket. Charles Weiss...
...Ada, Ohio...
...ADA again departed from tradition at its policy meeting Wednesday by endorsing Republican Edward W. Brooke for Attorney-General. Brooke, the first Negro to run for statewide office in the Commonwealth, faces Democratic candidate Francis E. "Sweepstakes" Kelly. Kelly had distinguished himself by advocating a giant sweepstakes to remedy Massachusetts' financial ills...
Beer, a sponsor of the recently formed "Harvard Students for Edward M. Kennedy," was particularly emphatic in his condemnation of the ADA's action of Kennedy. Reportedly, Beer was able to muster a majority of ADA action to the Kennedy cause, but was unable to overcome opposition from Hughes and Lodge supporters to obtain the necessary two thirds vote for endorsement...