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...dreams of James M. McGovern Jr. '64 point upward--perhaps to Congress, perhaps to statewide office. But the ladder of ascending political ambition is a steep one, and McGovern has resolved to climb every rung, not hop, skip, and jump with the danger of dropping painfully to the bottom. His race three weeks ago for the Cambridge City Council was a losing one because he wasn't elected. But the 22-year-old candidate did not expect to win, and the events of the campaign did nothing to discourage his dreams...
...background. When he leaves the Council, the CCA will have no one there with a broad base of support. McGovern has the history and the talent to replace Crane, and could have the chance to do so. But once he gains the first rung of the political ladder, it may be hard to stop Jim McGovern from going on to higher things
During the fire, four students had to make a dash for safety through a flaming hallway. Three firemen were forced out of a sixth story window by heavy black smoke and were dramatically rescued when a ladder was extended to them...
...firemen George Bennett, Joseph O'Hare, and John Rocca of the rescue squad from the hall and traps them at the window of 600. Clouds of smoke stream out of the windows, forcing the firemen out on the sixth-story window ledge. After a terrifying delay, the large serial ladder moves to the window, and the three men shakily climb on and descend. They were among six firemen treated for smoke inhalation at Cambridge City Hospital...
Firemen ascend the ladder toward the sixth-floor window on the courtyard side, carrying a three-inch hose. They break through the unbroken corner of the window with the nozzle and bring the fire under control...