Word: attractions
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fact, should make it easier for Ford to govern. He appeals to those elements of the party that have never been a significant part of Ford's constituency: liberals and big-city ethnic groups. He also enjoys uniquely close relations with both business and labor and can attract the kind of talent needed to cope with Ford's biggest problem: inflation. Despite past battles with party conservatives, he is not likely to offend many people today. He has made at least a token peace with the right. Moreover, he is no longer the political threat he used...
...Attacked the most defenseless members of society ("welfare chiselers") to attract right-wing support...
...other railroads. For the quarter ended June 30, the P & W earned $78,637, v. a loss of $182,297 for the same period last year, which was its first complete quarter in operation. In the deficit-ridden world of Northeastern railroading, that performance has been enough to attract the favorable attention of state governments. All of which goes to prove, perhaps, that rail unions are not always obstructionist, and that private management has a future even in Northeastern railroading. The sort of naive triumph enjoyed by the Little Blue Engine when it rescued the happy train sometimes approaches reality...
...group of about 40 Harvard professors who recently complained to President Bok about the effect the legions of tourists the library will attract will have on Cambridge may upset the careful balance of forces. Their voices may not be enough to stop the project, but they may force the University to take a public stand on the Kennedy Library. Continued University silence will permit the splinter group of professors to substitute its views for University policy...
...claims beyond the tenth decade attract favorable attention, may bring financial reward, and summon up dreams of immortality. The bases of such fantasies lie deep in the unconscious and are almost universal. But only in the U.S.S.R. has longevity been elevated to a state-supported cult...