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VERMONT. Thomas P. Salmon, 40, started out with what looked like three strikes against him when he launched his campaign against Luther F. Hackett, 39, a tightfisted conservative protege of retiring Governor Deane C. Davis. Salmon is a Democrat, a Catholic and an admitted McGovern man. But he is also...
Only two years ago the Miami Dolphins were drawing more laughs than their trained counterparts at the local Seaquarium. Winners of only 15 of 56 games in their first four seasons, the team needed help fast. In desperation, the normally tightfisted Dolphin owner, Joe Robbie, stole away-Coach Don Shula...
THE Administration's economic policies are headed for a critical test this week: the start of the Christmas shopping season. Besides their importance to retailers and manufacturers, holiday sales are a sensitive gauge of the public's mood. The pace of production and employment for months to come...
WYOMING. Voters in sparsely populated (332,000) Wyoming elected one Senator, a Governor, and their single, at-large member of the House of Representatives this year. Though each candidate suspects his opponent of spending more than claimed, the campaigns for these offices came to perhaps $2 for every person in...
To some extent, DuBridge invited such criticism. Although he had initially warned the Administration that the economies could turn the U.S. into a second-rate scientific power in some areas, he later seemed too willing to accept the cuts. Still, DuBridge could be an effective behind-the-scenes advocate. He...