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After being sworn in for the new team, Mayor Crane issued a statement thanking the Council "for the honor of being elected to the third term." He cited urban renewal, traffic, and town and gown relations as some of the main problems facing the city...
...always a healthy sign to have unfinished business," Crane said. "In fact it is by their backlog that our cities are measured...
...Crane Lists Problem...
Previous Cambridge Mayoral elections have varied in length, with some retiring hundreds of ballots and lasting until April or May before a final decision could be made. In recent years the custom has been to rotate the job of Mayor, so Crane's re-election comes as something of a surprise...
...When Crane was elected in 1960 seven ballots were needed before he could gain a majority. Curiously enough, Councilor Vellucci broke that deadlock also, switching his vote to Crane on the seventh ballot after voting for himself six times...