Word: 1980s
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...major alternatives, State Rep. Melvin H. King advocates the progressive policies that Boston needs in the 1980s. King supports public housing cooperatives, opposes vacancy decontrol and has a realistic and humane grasp of the city's crime and health problems. King is not garden variety Boston mayoral candidate; he is not white, he is not Irish and he does not descend from an unbroken line of Boston pols. If Boston voters are looking for a creative, forward-looking mayor, King is a logical choice...
...many respects, Kennedy seems to be an inappropriate candidate for the 1980s. He has a checkered personal history at a time when politicians' private lives are scrutinized more closely than ever before. To some extent, his politics are out of sync with current conservative trends. His ability to lead is untested and taken on faith. Yet supporting his candidacy is the irrepressible Kennedy mystique, the lingering regret for the assassination of his two brothers, his own hard, near obsessive work in the Senate, where he is rated one of the most distinguished members, and the voters' yearning...
...This is a watershed period," Kennedy went on. "Recessionary pressures will be growing. Energy issues must be decided. New solutions must be found to the problems of the 1980s. We can't look back to old answers." Kennedy is beginning, gradually, to delineate his differences with Carter. He disagrees, for example, with the President's analysis of the malaise in the nation. Said Kennedy: "People are not less compassionate and decent than they were. They are just more concerned with their families. Can they afford the oil to heat their homes? Can they afford food and housing...
...system as a road map to frustration. "It may require an external shock to set it straight," he says. "It may be a major foreign policy setback, and then the public will insist that we have cohesion in Government. I just hope such a shock is not fatal. The 1980s will be a tune of severe peril...
...back to whether the people have the sense of confidence that he can deal with the issues. I think that's a matter of deepening concern as we come to the 1980s," Kennedy said...