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Eisenberg later finished second in a run-off among the four contestants who tied for first place in the contest. The four contestants will share the $185 prize equally, Rev. Lewis R. Schultz, director of the competition, said yesterday...
...CENTER COURT, the match is between the so-called "liberals." Rep. Edward I. Koch, the Democratic nominee who currently represents Lindsay's old Congressional district, again faces his opponent from last September's primary run-off, Secretary of State Mario M. Cuomo, now running on the Liberal line. Like so many New York mayoralty races, it is a contest of strange political bedfellows. Koch, the liberal, anti-war, gay-rights activitist, has assumed the status of favorite, riding the Democratic machine to a commanding lead in the most recent Daily News straw poll. Meanwhile, Cuomo, the centrist candidate who entered...
...move on to the brand of humane but firm fiscal conservatism that Koch promised. The Congressman, not one to decline a crown so generously offered, immediately began acting mayoral, going so far as to name a transition team to take over the government only two days after the run-off. And although Cuomo, uncooperative fellow that he is, refused to step into his freshly-dug grave, he still seemed more like a punched-out sparring partner than a live contender. The clear choice, it was obvious, was Koch...
...News Special. Reporting on the Wyman-Durkin election run-off in New Hampshire on Tuesday. Read Why Wiley Will Win on the Ed Page today...
...this crew one way and they're the Charge of the Light Brigade. They've just won seven straight now, though, and people in Boston are getting hysterical. Dubious, still, perhaps-last year's experience was too depressing. But give it a week or so. There's a run-off with the Yankees coming up, and soon it might be just like the days of sore. And all will be forgiven again