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City officials feel that the new center will have a positive effect on the Cambridge area. "It is something that will give us opportunities that we haven't had before in the arts," said Mary Flynn of the Cambridge Community Development office...
...Flynn emphasizes White's ability to use the media, specifically television advertising. "I was over at the Kennedy School two years ago and we had President Carter's and President Reagan's press secretaries at one of the forums and they agreed on practically nothing in terms of the issues. But one thing they agreed on was that the American public based their decision on who to vote for on what they had seen on paid political commercials between three and four weeks before the elections," says Flynn. "So if Kevin White does have all this money...I'm just...
...Kevin White probable would like to see MelKing in the final election," says Flynn. "[White] has been very effective in pitting neighborhoods and people against each other for his political advantage. Something like that would be catastrophic...
...runs, he will use his considerable political skills to bring the media and the voters around to his side. Aside from Kearney, who raised $119,300 last year, none of the challenger has shown that he is able to raise enough funds to fight an advertising war with White. Flynn and king are the most visible contenders, but they will probably be fighting for the same constituency Finnegan, because he is such a late entrant, may never figure into the race unless he can parlay his popularity as a radio host into a healthy campaign bank account. And DiCara...
...Says Flynn, "The real question is whether the last of the big city mayors is going to survive."Kevin White's Challengers--top row: LAWRENCE S. DiCARA '71, DAVID I. FINNEGAN, RAYMOND L. FLYNN; bottom row; ROBERT R. KILEY, DENNIS J. KEARNEY '73, MELVIN H. KING...