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...Senate by Tennessee voters next November, would hardly offend the right wing (his recent ratings by Americans for Constitutional Action have ranged from 86% to 94%). He is against school busing, increases in foreign aid and licensing of handguns. But Brock is colorless as a campaigner, and if he withdrew from the Senate race, his seat could be captured by the Democrats...
...passenger trains. When it took over the Santa Fe's fabled Super Chief service from Chicago to Los Angeles, Amtrak kept the name but dropped the linen napkins and fresh-cut flowers that traditionally graced the dining car. John Reed, aghast at such a decline in standards, withdrew permission for Amtrak to continue calling the Super Chief by its proud old name...
Joan recalls that at the time Fritz withdrew from the race in 1974, "I had cleared my life. I had resigned from volunteer boards, and I had organized my household so I would always be free to campaign, and there I sat in my best run-ning-for-President red suit and said to myself, 'I am unemployed.' " Now she is planning to get out that red suit again -and she is already thinking how the wife of the Vice President could use her influence to help the arts...
Romano said he went to Penn State after graduating from high school but withdrew soon afterwards due to "apathy." After a period of wandering, including a brief stay in New York City, he enlisted in the Marines "because I had no money" and spent two years at Yuma Air Station in Arizona...
...last week State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., the nation's largest auto insurer, withdrew its offer to reinsure 6% of GEICO's policies. State Farm had warned Wallach that it would carry out the agreement only if other insurers agreed to reinsure 34% of GEICO's policies by June 30. With State Farm out, it is now doubtful that other insurers can be persuaded to pump enough cash into GEICO to keep the company alive. GEICO directors are planning to offer 300,000 shares of senior preferred stock (which would have first priority on any future...