CCA Group Fails To Keep Control Of School Board

The Cambridge Civic Association lost another round in its battle for control of local politics as it ended up with only three of the six positions on the Cambridge School Committee when official results were announced last night. Independents will probably control four of the seven committee votes when the city's new mayor takes his seat on the board.

Since independents have a majority in the incoming City Council, the new mayor, who, under Plan E, is also a member of the School Board, will probably come from their ranks.

The CCA has not abandoned hopes of attaining a majority in the council, however. The civic group was busy circulating a petition yesterday calling for a recount of the 36,000 ballots cast in the local council election. The organization says a recount is necessary because CCA-backed Marcus Morton was edged for ninth place on the council by Charles A. Watson, with a margin of less than 100 votes.

CCA incumbent Judson T. Shaplin '42, dean of the School of Education, received the most votes of any candidates in the School Committee contest.