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...failure to rally either the Democrats or the independents. The most conservative of five primary candidates, he won the Democratic nomination with only a third of the vote, and has had difficulty expanding that base. Many prominent Democrats are actively supporting Lindsay. In the News poll, Lindsay captured a bigger slice of the Democrats, 44%, than Procaccino, who got 37%. Procaccino's personality also worked against him. The contrast between Lindsay's Ivy League polish and Procaccino's almost deliberate coarseness began to chafe in a city that has a certain affection for sophistication. One joke making...
...Hall, Lincoln Center's acoustically superb home for chamber music) and limitless vistas of plush, carpeted corridors and lobbies. There is also the thousand-seat Juilliard Theater. Its pop-up ceiling can be raised or lowered (up for big orchestras, down for small ensembles). Its pit stage is bigger than the New York State Theater's across the street...
...make difficult compromises: they must pay higher prices than they had budgeted, or accept less living space, longer commuting or lower school standards. The problem affects almost everybody-the rich in luxury apartments, the middle class in suburban subdivisions, the poor in festering slums. In order to make bigger down payments, many middle-class families are forced to borrow from relatives. The poor feel the pinch most of all, since they pay a larger share of their incomes for housing than better-off Americans do. Housing costs the average U.S. family 15% of its income, but those below the poverty...
...novel, he could hardly be considered a resounding popular success. In her notes to the recent collection of his writing, Long Time Coming, Mimi remarks that he was perhaps a bit jealous of Bob Dylan, who was several years younger and was making it in a much bigger...
After millions turned out on October 15 to register their protest, the national press, utilizing the Moratorium's promise of bigger and better things to come, turned its attention to the dramatic march on Washington, the movement's second step...