Word: citycouncilor
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Dates: during 1977-1977
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Sullivan's removal involved more than power politics. CityCouncilor Francis H. Duehay '55 says the council was not ready for Sullivan's style; he was high-powered, independent and aggressive. When the council moved against Sullivan, he charged that it was because he supported citizens' participation in the city government. And at the hearing on his removal citizens backed him up. Spectators in the back of the room shouted at the councilors voting to push Sullivan out, and the councilors shouted back...