Word: bells
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...needed to nominate. Most Democratic leaders think that such a total would put him beyond catching. After the primaries, he plans a strong effort to win the backing of uncommitted delegates as well as that of inactive candidates like Scoop Jack son. TIME Atlanta Bureau Chief James Bell learned that Carter has already approached George Wallace, whom he demolished in the South. Wallace made no promises but reportedly will release his 162 delegates just before or just after the first convention ballot. Most are expected to support Carter...
...Commissioner of Education Terrel Bell says he had to resign his $37,800 job because he could not educate his sons on that salary [May 3]. We struggle to live on $10,000 a year, trying to make ends meet and give our children some kind of education. This country is rapidly becoming a place for the rich only. It isn't a generation gap that causes the misunderstandings-it's the wage gap that is so disgusting to many...
...would like to be burdened with Terrel Bell's salary. Having nine children, two in college, and living on a bricklayer's salary of $13,500 (seasonal work), I wonder whether his old job might still be available...
...sons work for their tuition and upkeep-a time-honored American custom that does wonders to ward off the temptations of hippieism, yippieism and other forms of juvenile parasitism. Mr. Bell should encourage his sons to try it some time. Perhaps if he did, he might not need to switch from one public trough to another...
...there was a chunk of malicious fat which managed to waddle its way out of the central scrublands of Georgia. Its name: Crusher Blackwell, all 572 pounds of it. Crusher used to make a fool of himself in front of television cameras by singing ridiculous little jungles like "Jingle bells, jingle bells, I'm gonna stomp Sammartino's head flat." Often he would forget these pathetic rhymes when he was only half way through them. Blackwell was unpopular from his first bout onwards, but despite his unpopularity he drew enormous crowds and was therefore able to charge an enormous price...