Word: finalize
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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With that blast began the final phase of the 1980 campaign: eleven weeks that seem sure to be loud, bitter, angry. The denunciations of Reagan will be echoed endlessly by Carter and other Democratic orators throughout the fall. Carried too far, the personal attacks might backfire and make Reagan a sympathetic figure. The G.O.P., meanwhile, will be characterizing the President's tenure in the White House as 3½ years of blundering incompetence. Says one Carter aide: "This campaign is going to be very messy, horribly bruising...
...Boyters and 20 million married couples, relief may be spelled Congress. Both the House and the Senate are expected to pass bills that would allow married persons to file as singles, though final action may not come until next year. The Boyters vow to remain single until then. In the meantime, they can be glad of one thing: their legal expenses are tax deductible...
...helm of Courageous he still cuts a dashing Errol Flynn figure, but some of the old swash has gone out of his buckle during the first two months of the America's Cup trials. Ted Turner has cause to be subdued. With the third and final round of the trials set to begin next week, Courageous has won only six races and lost 19, leaving her a distant second to Freedom (31-2) and only marginally better than Clipper (7-24). In Newport, R.I., site of the 129-year-old competition, a cruel whisper is making the rounds...
...smallest calibration of sail cut, hull design or crew performance. Conner's backers raised upwards of $2.5 million, more than double the budgets of the other Cup contenders, enabling him to test both the brand-new Freedom and Enterprise (built in 1976) before settling on his final hull. Racing the two against each other, he logged more than 1,200 practice hours and tried out more than 100 crewmen. He was especially meticulous about sails, trying every conceivable combination and even putting three sailmakers on his crew. "We're not a great deal faster than they are," Conner...
True enough, so far. The N.Y.Y.C. selectors are supposed to choose the most able defender, regardless of record. So it is conceivable that Turner could catch the committee's eye with a last-minute flourish. Three years ago he entered the final round with only a slight edge in victories, then reeled off ten wins in eleven races. "The big-money boys in the club are all behind Dennis," says Turner, "but the selection committee is absolutely neutral." Just thinking about the final round puts Terrible Ted in a combative mood. Says he: "It would take an absolute miracle...