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...said she expects a large turnout throughout the two weeks, and says she hopes the occasion will become an annual occurrence. The major event, the Asian food and cultural festival, is scheduled for 8 p.m. at Quincy dining hall. "It's going to be a big kickoff," Wei said...
Edelman said the Harvard Chess Club this year "expects a large turnout of dozens of colleges and universities from North, South, and Central America, as well as hundreds of high school students to compete in the high school section...
...death penalty, she spoke about the possible need for a state income tax increase, and her last-minute "pocketbook" appeal to the party's traditional labor and minority constituencies came too late. While she attracted 58% of the women's vote, she was hurt by low minority turnout. But few believe the Governor's race will be her last hurrah. Democratic Senator Alan Cranston, caught in the tangles of the S&L scandal, announced last week that he is suffering from prostate cancer and will not seek re-election in 1992. A Feinstein-for-Senate campaign is widely expected...
...order to win, Gantt needed a heavy turnout of blacks, who make up 19% of the state's electorate and normally vote Democratic. That he got. But Gantt also needed at least 40% of North Carolina's whites. There he fell short by five points. The fractious campaign produced a huge vote in white precincts and an overall total of 52% to 48% in Helms' favor. The margin, like the strategy, was almost identical to Helms' three previous victories...
...students said they noticed no unusual undergraduate turnout at either the student union or the dormitory communal lounges. No special university-wide rallies or gatherings were called...