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...Cornelia B. Wheeler yesterday won back the seat on the Cambridge Council that she had lost in 1961. Wheeler was elected to all the vacancy caused by the appointment of Councillor G. d'Andelot Belin as general counsel to the U.S. Treasury Department. The election was decided by distributing Belin's first place votes to the candidates who were the second choice on the ballots. (Under proportional representation, voters select nine candidates ranked from one to nine...
...yesterday's count, Mrs. Wheeler easily outdistanced her nearest rival, Thomas Coates, 2050 to 912. Only 1621 votes--a majority of the ballots cast for Belin--were needed...
...Wheeler's defeat in 1961 had been attributed to Belin's strong showing in the CCA constituency of West Cambridge--including the Harvard Square area--where she had had most of her strength. It was this support which returned her to Council when Belin's votes were distributed...
...letter, mailed in mid-October, was addressed to "Members of the University Community" and was prepared by a "Committee to elect Mrs. Wheeler State Senator...
Volpe has been preparing for the recount during the week since the election by building a network of 400 Republican as who will scrutinize the returns in the Commonwealth's 351 cities and towns to check for irregularities. Volpe's recount team will work under the supervision of Frederick Wheeler, assistant press secretary to the governor...