Word: grips
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...many of his points challenge the conventional wisdom. Comfort believes that loneliness among the elderly is vastly exaggerated: "Most old people who say they are lonely are in fact ill-some psychologically, others physically. Illness saps mobility and loosens the grip on life and may make us drop contacts and friendships. And this is a vicious circle." Only 20% of Americans over 65 live alone, and Comfort doubts that the elderly are any more lonely than the middleaged. All the elderly really need, says Comfort, is a better shake from society-and more bloody-mindedness...
...President-although other questions (about the propriety of constitutional amendments, the "urban intentions" of the candidates) were, in the trade idiom, real softballs. Carter exploited the challenger's advantage of attacking the incumbent's record. Both candidates probably reinforced their supporters' choice. Loosening his grip on the podium, Ford used hand gestures and head movements more freely than in the past. Carter's softer, yet still coolly assertive tone may well have gained him an edge among the voters who now matter most: the undecided. Highlights...
...increased his majority of the Democrats' vote by 3 points, to 68% (v. 20% for Ford). His share of the independents' vote has gone up by 2 points, to 33% (v. 45% for Ford). Further, he continues to have a solid 50% (to 36% for the President) grip on the blue-collar vote, and also has made some inroads among professional and managerial voters. But he still trails Ford in that category...
...continuing crackdown on the leftists suggested that Hua Kuo-feng, assisted by moderates and army commanders, was moving rapidly to consolidate his grip on China's tentacles of power. The new party Chairman's next task will probably be to establish his own trademark, creating a distinctive and inspiring style of rule. That may turn out to be difficult for a man who has proved himself so far to be a competent administrator but hardly a charismatic leader in the mold of Mao. Nonetheless for the moment at least, Hua seems to be the triumphant beneficiary...
...additional $750,000 by NBC if he would schedule Sunday's game for evening prime time, Kuhn accepted on behalf of baseball's coffers. Fans shivered in 40° weather while players carried their bats into the clubhouse between innings to keep them warm enough to grip. Only the Reds' Pete Rose was unconcerned. Said he: "I don't care if it snows. Playing in the World Series is the reason why I went to spring training...