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...Washington's fast-closing victory was based on a strategic assumption that by election day he could evenly split his opponents' white support, take 75% or better of the black vote and between 8% and 14% of the white vote. He did better than his blueprint. An Associated Press-WMAQ-TV exit poll showed that Byrne and Daley divided the white support 47% to 46%, and that Washington captured 84% of the black vote, though only 6% of the white. Of the 1.2 million votes cast, Washington received 36.3%, Byrne 33.5%, and Daley 29.8%. "When you divide...
What has become a blueprint for failure began as Africa's first black nation to emerge from colonial rule. Under the charismatic leadership of its first President, Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana gained independence from Britain in 1957. But poor planning and extravagant government spending soon undermined the economy, while incompetent officials and pervasive corruption eroded Nkrumah's popular support. In 1966 he was overthrown in a widely popular military coup. That revolt set the pattern for the future; in the succeeding 17 years Ghana has endured five such coups...
DIED. Sol Spiegelman, 68, pioneering microbiologist whose research on DNA and RNA, the nucleic acids that carry life's hereditary coding, helped lay the foundation for genetic engineering; in New York City. Spiegelman showed how RNA serves as a kind of blueprint whose coded genetic information orders up the production of substances, and also discovered key links between viruses and human cancer...
...become a traditional thing: The Harvard men's soccer team comes steaming out of training camp to wallop a less-talented MIT squad in an opening match. Yesterday's game followed the annual blueprint, as the booters used two carry goals to raze the Engineers 3-0 at the Business School field...
Asked about his goals in Chicago, Bernardin says simply, "I do not come here with a blueprint. I don't have a bagful of tricks. I've come to proclaim the Lord and his Gospel, to be a good pastor, to do everything I can to create a climate in which people can come together...