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...among the disaffected. In 1972, before he was injured, Wallace was campaigning for the Democratic nomination and appeared to stand a good chance of emerging as a major power broker at the Democratic National Convention. This situation demanded a new political strategy, one which would appeal to a broader segment of the electorate, one which might be termed covertly racist. As a paralyzed Wallace, employing this latter approach faded quickly in the early primaries of this new presidential season, Jimmy Carter, perceived by many to be the front-runner for the nomination, has moved quickly in an effort...
Perhaps because he's so offhand about it, it's hard to imagine exactly what kind of cultural world Leonard would like to create, given the chance. He seems to be more interested in money for the cultured, particularly writers, than culture for the masses. It's a small segment of the cultural world that he's vitally involved in, it's to that segment that he would probably be most interested in seeing the cash flow. Now that wouldn't be a bad thing, and even to imply it is perhaps pinning Leonard down too much. If he stays...
...During a segment on dealer relations with the oil companies, one station operator was shown complaining that "the only difference between them and the hoodlums in the street is that [the oil companies] don't get caught." Then WNBC cut straight to an oil executive saying, "It is true, we're not willing to subsidize an economic loss at a marginal station." The juxtaposition, as Mobil saw it, was a "cheap distortion...
...Eliot House segment of the match was postponed until repairs could be made on Quick Draw. When play ended last night at Currier House, Currier was leading...
...mile fishing limit causing the trouble stems from Iceland's attempts to save a key segment of its economy. The tiny island country (pop. 219,000) wants more control over fishing rights in its coastal areas to maintain fish stocks, especially cod. Sales of cod account for fully 40% of Iceland's exports, but this vital crop could vanish in a few years, Icelanders claim, unless drastic conservation measures are taken. Even British officials concede that cod stocks are dwindling, but argue that the situation is not so perilous as Iceland says...