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...campaign waged by Ferraro was unique in ways both small and large. She was doubtless the only serious contender for Vice President ever to have been presented with a wrist corsage before speaking at a fund-raising dinner (she firmly declined to wear it), or to have had to apologize for the lipstick smears left on babies held up for campaign busses. She was probably the least-known candidate chosen for the No. 2 spot on a major party ticket since Barry Goldwater picked another relatively obscure New York House member, William Miller, as his running mate in 1964. Unlike...
...strengths turned out to be a star-quality ability to attract crowds, which were consistently larger than forecast in her many miles of travel: 15,000 in Seattle; 18,000 in Atlanta; 50,000 in Amherst, Mass. In fact, stop for stop, she frequently outdrew Mondale. That was doubtless due in part to the novelty of her candidacy, but Ferraro also became a consummate pro at working audiences, acknowledging chants of "Gerry! Gerry!" with a rakish wave and confident smile...
...began to be transmitted through the air waves rather than through cables. AT&T currently estimates that it uses satellites or microwave towers for 70% of its domestic traffic and 60% of its traffic abroad. Both forms of atmospheric transmission are easily interceptible on Soviet listening equipment that is doubtless installed in the U.S.S.R.'s diplomatic properties in the U.S. and elsewhere. The Kremlin's listening post in Cuba, for example, can pick up virtually all traffic from U.S. domestic communication satellites. Says an NSA official: "They just sit down there with their huge vacuum cleaner and suck...
...contest was the second road game in less than 24 hours for Harvard, and fatigue doubtless played a role in the loss. The spikers fell to Eastern Nazarene Quincy, Mass on Friday...
...does not have the means or guts to defend our embassy," contended Safire, "he should have the good grace to close it down." Editorially, the Wall Street Journal warned that "unless someone is held accountable this time, no one will be accountable next time and another avoidable tragedy will doubtless follow...