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Vellucci has held the balance of power between the two groups of councillors -- those endorsed by the Cambridge Civic Association and the non-endorsed "independents." Though Vellucci is an independent, on each occasion he has delivered victory to Edward A. Crane '35, a CCA-backed councillor and a long-time friend...
...situation in this race is different from the past three, however, because Crane has apparently removed himself as a contended. One of the major reasons for his withdrawal is a feud over the selection of the next city manager, an administrator who runs the city on a day-to-day basis...
...endorsed councillors, Mrs. Cornelia B. Wheeler and Thomas Coates, have decided to back Joseph A. DeGuglielmo '29 over Crane's choice, current manager John J. Curry '19, DeGuglielmo currently has a majority of the Council, and Crane is thought unwilling to be mayor with DeGuglielmo as manager...
...initial ballot also reflected the dissension in the CCA ranks. Crane and Thomas H.D. Mahoney, the two councillors backing Curry for manager, voted for Mahoney; Coates and Mrs. Wheeler (pledged to DeGuglieimo) voted for Coates...
...past, Cambridge mayoralty elections have dragged on for weeks and months; the balloting two years ago went to 69 votes (more than two weeks) before Vellucci switched from himself to Crane...