Word: five
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Asked whether their opinion of Kennedy has changed, 40% said their impressions have got worse. Sixty percent of those reporting an unfavorable change said it was because of his remarks about the Shah. Twenty-five percent cited his stands on issues, and 13% said his attacks on Carter were the cause of their altered views of the Massachusetts Senator. Kennedy's image as a strong leader, although still the best among all presidential candidates, has also declined. In August 58% said he would be a "very strong" leader. Now 41% hold that view...
...addition to falling popularity, the Kennedy campaign itself has had its share of difficulties. In New York, for example, where Kennedy was thought to be the favorite to win the primary, Carter has moved quickly to pick up the endorsements of four of the five major New York City Democratic leaders and the mayors of the state's major cities. He also has the assistance of Governor Hugh Carey's organization in raising funds. Although Kennedy picked up half a million dollars at a Manhattan fund raiser, his speech was so lackluster that many of his supporters were...
...were not expected to stir much attention. Chinese Men's Coach Xia Dejun admitted that the gap had hurt his country's development program. Said he: "During the Cultural Revolution, many of the schools were closed, most of the spare-time sports academies were closed, and for five years there was no training for our gymnasts. Our men's team has one gymnast who is 30. He started gymnastics before the Gang of Four. The rest are very young, and they started after the troubles in China. But we have no one in the middle...
...large part of Barrie's life. His chief attachments were reserved for male youths. Finally, in the late '90s, he met and, in effect, married his true love: the Davies family. Arthur Davies was a successful barrister, his wife Sylvia a woman of memorable vivacity. They had five sons, each as perfect in his way as David had been so long ago. Slowly, almost insidiously, the playwright enveloped them with his charm and money. All but one of the boys adored Barrie and his tales. He, in turn, created for them the character of Peter Pan. "I suppose...
...marries Jason, a magazine writer and editor, in the 1960s and spends the next five years following him to new job locations (London, San Francisco). Along the way, she falls out of love with marriage and her husband. Divorce leaves her both miserable and sitting pretty. She is courted by a famous sculptor, a gifted writer and an admiring lawyer who takes her for idyllic sails on Long Island Sound. She has an apartment with a terrace on Manhattan's East Side and a woman who comes in to tidy it up. She can afford...