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Incumbent Republican John J. Buckley and Cambridge Mayor Walter J. Sullivan were locked in a close battle for the post of Middlesex County Sheriff at press time this morning...
Voters in Middlesex County, which includes all of Cambridge face a clear choice for Sheriff in Tuesday's election. Republican incumbent John J. Buckley has been a progressive and independent public servant. Buckley has instituted a series of impressive reforms in the County's penal system, including conjugal visits, inmate furloughs, and vocational training...
...Buckley is also a leading proponent of gun control--he has called on the state to limit the possession of handguns to police and the military...
...Buckley's Democratic opponent is Cambridge Mayor Walter J. Sullivan, traditionally the top vote-getter in City Council races. Sullivan opposes Buckley's gun control stand, arguing instead for stricter enforcement of present gun laws, which leave a dangerous amount of firepower in private hands...
When it returns from its election recess, Congress should delay the application of the law for 60 days to allow time for public hearings and to give Buckley's office a chance to answer the remaining questions. But the basic fiber of the Buckley amendment should remain intact. In a time that has seen the drawbacks of secrecy and the benefits of accountability in bureaucratic structures, Harvard shouldn't even want to be an exception...