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...Three years ago, the last time anyone polled them, 80 per cent of Harvard students wanted McGovern to be president. Shirley Chisholm ran second with 8 or 9 per cent, and Nixon, Humphrey, Jackson and Wallace split what was left. Even a lot of the Young Republicans were for Pete McClosky...
...Senator Richard Schweiker of Pennsylvania in his tight struggle with his Democratic opponent Pittsburgh Mayor Pete Flaherty. A liberal who was on the White House "enemies" list, Schweiker has been handicapped by the G.O.P. Administration in Washington. But despite President Ford's conservatism, relations between the new Administration and Schweiker are friendly and cooperative; a new campaign vigor and a spirit of optimism in the Schweiker camp have been immediate results...
...They didn't work there very long if they did. Oh, [Clark] Mollenhoff said no, and Pete Peterson did. Neither one could get near the Oval Office. Len Garment said no, in a mild way. Dick Kleindienst said no once. Arthur Burns. And John Connally had to leave because of his recommendations on how to handle Watergate. He just didn't have enough information...
...opportunity to move from team to team. The option clause requires a veteran to play out his contract, then put in another year at 90% of his previous season's salary before he can join a new team. According to the Rozelle rule, named after N.F.L. Commissioner Alvin ("Pete") Rozelle, a team that loses a player must be compensated with someone of comparable worth. If the two teams cannot agree on a deal, Rozelle plucks someone out for compensation or awards a draft choice. The players say he often makes a team give up more than it has acquired...
...Pete Wilson, 40. An effective opponent of unchecked urban sprawl, Wilson swept into the San Diego mayor's office in 1971 on an antidevelopment campaign that some fellow Republicans regarded lightly. Reversing his adopted city's boom-minded policies, he led the city council to impose strict curbs on San Diego's growth, raise bond issues for parks, and activate a plan to revitalize the downtown. Born in Lake Forest, Ill., Wilson attended Yale and won a law degree from the University of California. Elected to the first of three terms in the California assembly...