Word: election
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Harvard's most persistent weakness throughout the year proved to be ineffective mid-field play. Only captain-elect Michael Smith of the half-backs seemed equal to the critical task of controlling the pace and direction of each game...
...Citizens Party cannot hope to elect its nominee; by jabbing at the tired programs of the major parties and launching fresh ideas of its own, it can help keep Kennedy honest and save the presidential race from degenerating into an empty contest of personalities...
Citizens will find few new faces in this season's line-up. Only councilor-elect David Sullivan and School Committee member Henrietta Attles will be brand new to their jobs when they take office in January. Politically, too, the shifts were small. Cambridge Civic Association (CCA) liberals and independent conservatives are still split four-four on the city council, with Alfred E. Vellucci--30 years a city official and an independent liberal--holding the balance of power and perhaps the keys to the mayor's office. The split means rent control will continue in Cambridge for another two years...
Innocent Cambodians are, as ever, caught in the crossfire. According to refugees, Vietnamese troops "liberating" a hamlet from the Khmer Rouge will customarily abolish the communal kitchens and other vestiges of Pol Pot's extremist brand of Communism and allow the citizens to elect their own leaders. The Vietnamese then move on to other villages, leaving the inhabitants defenseless against the revenge of Khmer Rouge who swoop down at night, reinstitute the communal kitchens, seize what food is available, and kill the elected leaders...
...signed with a real agent. Tony Pennachia--who represents Jim Rice and Cecil Cooper among others--to negotiate with the team that drafts him in January. About the Harvard varsity, of which he is co-captain elect, Mike says, "I did and do feel bad about not playing, but I think they understand my reasons." Coach Alex Nahigian certainly does, but he also understands Stenhouse's absence will be a big loss to this year's squad. "You lose a hitter of Mike's caliber and it's going to hurt," he says. "We'll do our best without...