Word: tip
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...years, gradually rising through the ranks and in the esteem of his Democratic colleagues. Now, bushy-browed Jim Wright of Texas is completing his second term as majority leader, and he yearns to follow in the footsteps of fellow Texan Sam Rayburn by becoming House Speaker when Tip O'Neill retires. Wright, 57, has tended his Fort Worth constituency in ways open only to a veteran Congressman. He claims his district has more defense contracts than any other in the country, including at least $18 billion for construction of 1,388 F-16 fighters at the local General Dynamics...
...successful in identifying chemicals which are highly toxic and controlling the introduction of these chemicals into our environment." His report was supported by a study of 32 major chemical-contamination incidents that was conducted by the Library of Congress. The library's survey said these cases "represent the tip of an iceberg of truly unknown dimensions" and concluded that toxic chemicals "are so long lasting and pervasive in the environment that virtually the entire population of the nation, and indeed the world, carries some body burden of one or several of them...
...pages contain precious little in the way of new political thinking. At least, Broder concludes, "they have a crack at turning the country around...It will be worth staying around to watch." Indeed it will, just as it will be worth following up on Broder's fascinating political tip sheet for the eighties, nineties, and beyond...
...Anderson, the Carter tactic is to ignore him publicly and try to downgrade his importance. Privately, however, the White House is deeply worried about the Congressman's threat. In 1976 Eugene McCarthy, running independently, won just 1% of the vote, but the Carterites insist that was enough to tip Maine, Iowa, Oklahoma and Oregon into Ford's column...
...week, continuing its four-month bull market. A Wall Street rally had been anticipated earlier this year, but no one could be certain when the upturn would begin. Investors have thus increasingly turned to popular stock market newsletters that tell them which stocks to buy and when. The hottest tip sheet of them all is the Granville Market Letter, published in Holly Hill, Fla., by Joseph E. Granville, 57, a controversial market theorist who has combined a good record for calling major stock moves during the past six years with a Barnum-like flair for self-promotion. Some...