Word: arizona
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...years ago, the Navajo reservation in Arizona where Sue Williams lives had no lights and no paved streets, and people got around by horse and wagon. Now, she says, things are a lot better--nearly everyone has a pick-up truck and some new houses have been built...
Congress was following the lead of Florida, California and Arizona, among others. Like the laws in those states, the federal measure has some provisos. Any delay sought by the defendant will not count in the time limit. Extensions will be permitted in cases requiring complex pretrial proceedings like psychiatric observation of the accused...
...seven who voted against Rockefeller included three Republican conservatives (Barry Goldwater of Arizona, Jesse Helms of North Carolina and William L. Scott of Virginia) and four Democratic liberals (James Abourezk of South Dakota, Birch Bayh of Indiana, Howard Metzenbaum of Ohio and Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin). Their opposition centered chiefly on Rockefeller's wealth and his use of it. Goldwater had never really forgiven Rockefeller for failing to support him for President in 1964 but still endorsed the nomination originally. Explaining his change of mind, Goldwater said: "It is now apparent to me that Mr. Rockefeller did in effect...
Georgia's Governor Jimmy Carter last week became the second Democrat, following Arizona Representative Morris Udall, to announce his candidacy for the presidency in 1976. A blue-eyed big-time peanut farmer noted for his folksy charm, Carter, 50, bears a slight physical resemblance to John F. Kennedy. He was one of the major formulators of party strategy this year as chairman of the Democrats' National Campaign Committee. One of the chief political figures to show concern about erasing the remaining gap between black and white in the modern South, Carter as Governor has become a symbol...
...Breunig, Arizona State, 6 ft. 3 in., 242 lbs. The ideal man to play middle linebacker in the N.F.L.: very big, very fast and very nasty...