Word: targeting
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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Anderson was the target of the bickering partly because two polls showed him to be the slight favorite in this week's Illinois primary, but the contests so far have established Reagan as the clear leader over his divided opponents...
Mechanical and strategic problems plagued Connally. He ran what he called a "50-state campaign," scattering his funds across the country, refusing to target early states like Iowa and New Hampshire. He wanted to improve his overall standings in the national polls and then block Reagan in the South. His personality was not suited to the amiable living room campaign that Bush waged in Iowa. And he was never fully able to trust his campaign aides. His television ads were hatched by committees and lacked quality and focus. His scheduling came apart because he would not give up control...
...tempting target, and it attracted some sophisticated thieves. Around midnight, they broke into Miami's Trend-line Jewelry, a large wholesaler of precious metals that also dealt in foreign markets. They knew enough about electronics to thwart a complex alarm system, one that used sonar equipment and electric eyes. They knocked out a second series of alarms that guarded four safes, and then managed to open one and to cut into two others with acetylene torches...
Meanwhile, some American officials were privately relieved that the help had been spurned, even though they worry that Pakistan may become the Soviets' next target of opportunity. Their reasoning: the U.S. had been spared an alliance with a repressive, unpopular military dictator whose regime has only a modest chance of survival. Last week there were reports-vehemently denied by the Islamabad government-that some army officers had launched an attempted coup against Zia and failed...
...stop promotion of Polavision for the general public, though the company may continue production of the movie film. McCune is also expected to move the firm into new technological ventures and to explore diversification. In recent months rumors have swirled on Wall Street that the company might be a target for a takeover bid. Stock analysts said that the retirement of Land was the prerequisite for Polaroid's evolution into a fully developed firm with modern management. Said a longtime associate: "Land is 70 and is very much aware of that. He wanted to devote more time to nonphotographic...