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...there were widely reported incidents of pin-laden chocolate and strange tasting fruit. A packet of hypodermics was found in a box of cereal in Danbury, Conn., and a Long Island man was injured when he bit into a candy bar containing a straight pin. At least 22 pieces of "Trick" candy appeared around New York City: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Cadbury Chocolates, apples, and even Coke contained dangerous and nasty surprises...
...really an aggregation of state and local votes, the candidates are debating a thousand points of personality and parochial concerns. But on every husting, one national issue is dominating all others: the state of the recession-ridden economy, and especially the 10.1% unemployment rate. Democrats everywhere are seeking to pin the blame for double-digit unemployment squarely on Reagan. On national TV, the President last week took the issue headon, an action he had been avoiding. In a sober address from the Oval Office that was considerably more effective than his stump speeches on behalf of Republican candidates, Reagan attempted...
...British government, the Bank of America, and Scotland Yard were all suspicious that DeLorean was bending, if not breaking, the law. But they were never able to pin him down. It seems likely the entrepreneur was afraid that if he allowed his company to fold, the ensuing financial investigation would reveal too much...
...different press releases, complete with information on the "latest developments," background on Joan, and details of the ongoing investigation. For newspapers that weren't able to send a photographer to the conference, the Websters had even produced still photographs of themselves and the new reward poster. To the gold pin on Terry's left lapel and to the stripe in George's maroon tie, the advance photos had been planned to match pictures taken during the conference itself...
Democratic Challenger Mark White, 42, the state attorney general, responds that Clements' connections have done Texas precious little good. There are more than 500,000 Texans out of work, and White is determined to pin the blame on Clements and the Republican economic policies that the Governor supports. Billing himself as both a law-and-order candidate and a consumer advocate, he charges that Clements is insensitive to the needs of the workingman...