Cambridge civic notes mix politics and social pages
Police Commissioner rumor stirs talk as City Council delays action. Campaigns include cronin for Congress, Howe Coolidge Amee at Topsfield rally, and local real estate links. Elks lodge outing set, Nantasket trips noted, and Charles River Tennis Club final teased with Skippy Leary favored. City Hall romance teased on page.
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Dennis M. Cronin
Newton
Congress
Sth
Cambridge
Cambridge Lodge of Elks
Lynnfield
Asst
al Doyle
Dennis
Mass
Tom Dillon
Howe Coolidge Amee
Topsfield
Essex County
Howe
Mary Calnan
License Commission
Nantasket
Lyons
Charles River
Skippy” Leary
John Perry
Jim Holland
Dover
N.H
Facey Plans Short Fec Tour With Family At Races
Mr Facey will accompany his family this week in a ceremonial role at QO Mt Washington races where he serves in an official capacity. He will act as referee and ceremonial master at the event and his reminiscence column will pause for the week.
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Mr. Facey
QO Mt. Washington
Uvst
Tom Eliot to Talk Social Security Sunday on WAAB
Cambridge candidate Thomas Eliot, running as a Democrat for Congress in the Ninth District, will discuss Social Security Sunday night at 7 30 over WAAB. The event is part of his campaign activity in the district.
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Tom Eliot
Waab Thomas Eliot
Cambridge
Congress
Ninth
Police Ordinance Tables Move Police Commission and Municipality
A police ordinance document shifts the table of power to a combined police commission and municipal authority. The move centralizes control and outlines duties for policing within the city limits. The ordinance specifies appointment terms and governance mechanisms for the new body.
Hospital Plans Win Backing and Police Debate Rages
Finance and Ordinances Committee backs the hospital plan with a $180000 debt for a new maternity and outpatient building funded by a $135000 federal grant. Paul Hillery and Miss Gertrude Stapleton present progress and nurse staffing adds 40 more nurses. A heated clash over police commissioner appointment follows with amendments on removal for just cause.
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City Hospital
Paul Hillery
Gertrude Stapleton
Jas. McLaughlin
Hillery
Gibson
Supt
John J. Terry
Pres. McNamara
M. Sullivan
Roche
Toomey
Mayor Lyons Explains PWA Building Plan to Cambridge Industrial Ass'n
Cambridge meeting features Mayor Lyons defending his permanent improvements program with a focus on PWA funding. Critics led by Stoughton Bell questioned tuberculosis hospital plans and project costs. Lyons argues Washington pays 45 percent of costs and promises low-interest 20 year loans, with tax impact estimated as about 50 cents.
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Lyons
Cambridge
P.W.A
Stoughton Bell
Cambridge “Ft. A
Washington
John Campbell
Lyon
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