Word: beate
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...heated, intense, close-in debate of the Democratic campaign. At stake was this week's New York primary, with its 252 delegates and high media profile. Hart, buoyed by a solid 53%-to-29% victory in Connecticut last week, hoped to re-establish himself as the man to beat with an upset win. Mondale could not afford to lose a state so heavily stocked with his favorite constituencies: union households (36% of the registered Democrats expected to vote), Jews (33%) and the elderly (20% of New York Democrats are over 60). With 200 spectators and 15 million TV viewers...
...last week found Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos back on center stage, resourceful and resilient as ever. After striding vigorously up to a podium in Manila, he led 50,000 cheering supporters in his official party song ("Under the new society/ Everybody is equal"). Then, once the throbbing disco beat had subsided and the fireworks had faded into the night, the President, 66, made use of all his well-practiced political stratagems, now eloquently rehearsing the triumphs of his 18-year reign, now spiritedly reviling every member of his opposition...
Called the "prince of post-modernist trumbet-with-a-punch" in a recent Down Beat article, Bowie began his rise to jazz stardom in the early sixties, working with "doo-wop" bands, and backing the likes of Albert King and Joe Tex. He moved to Chicago in the mid-'60s, became a part of the "Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians," and in 1965 the critically acclaimed "Art Ensemble of Chicago...
...fashion beat... President Bok was seen this week posing in the Yard for the high-style men's fashion magazine M. At first glance it seemed surprising that flannel suits and wing tips were considered trend setting...
...looked more like a tempest in a wine cooler. It all began with an innocent New York Times story about 16 restaurants that permitted patrons to bring in their own wine. In Manhattan, where a $5 bottle of wine can cost $15 in a moderately priced restaurant, many customers beat the system by finding a dining spot without a liquor license and then carrying their own bottles to the establishment in a brown paper bag. The January Times story delighted many of its readers but roused the state liquor authority...