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Volpe: from Lynn shop to Massachusetts governor and beyond
John Volpe rose from a Lynn streetcar barn addition to become a leading New England builder of roads and a three term Massachusetts governor. A 1951 Republican, he led public works, served as Federal Highway Administrator, and won three terms despite a 1962 setback. He backs Vietnam policy with aim for new peace ideas.
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Volpe
Lynn
Mass
New England
Seabees
State Department of Public Works
Washington
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Endicott Peabody
Tesson
Eddie McCormack
John W. McCormack
Boston
Louise Day Hicks
North End
Hicks
Kevin H. White
Johnson
Vietnam
Moscow
Eisenhower
Asia
Jennie
New York
Abruzzi
John Volpe