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...plan. They are wooing two dozen moderate Northeastern Republicans considered "soft" in their support for the Administration's tax package, as well as 47 conservative Southern Democrats known as the "Boll Weevils," many of whom voted for Reagan's budget last month. A campaign-style "boiler room" has been set up so that members of Congress and their staffs can telephone constituents in 20 key Southern districts and urge them to persuade their lawmakers to vote the Democratic way. Says Democratic National Party Chairman Charles Manatt: "We're going after all those Boll Weevils just the same...
...World War II sailor on board the oil tanker Nantahala, McDaniel washed his own dungarees in the boiler room and patted a crease into the legs. But his initial try at running his own dry-cleaning operation failed in 1972 because of the increasing popularity of wash-and-wear garments and the loss of two high-volume customers. After his business declined by $30,000 over three years, McDaniel was forced to sell out for $32,000. He had unsuccessful flings in real estate leasing and carpet cleaning, but then in 1975 he bought a second dry-cleaning shop from...
Rising costs are McDaniel's biggest concern. He tries to keep his overhead to a minimum by working long hours and closely watching the use of energy. McDaniel opens the shop himself at 7:30 each weekday morning and fires up the boiler that makes steam to press garments. By the tune a helper arrives at 8 a.m., McDaniel has already cleaned a 50-lb. load of clothes and hung them on hangers. His wife helps run the shop, working the counter and mending garments; and all three of their children have also worked there...
Despite skimping on salaries for himself and four nonfamily employees, McDaniel fears that his expensive equipment (cost of a new boiler: $9,800) will break down, forcing him to borrow money to stay in business. "If I had to replace anything, it would be very costly. And with interest rates as high as they are, I don't know if I could...
...deciding whether to switch from oil to gas, owners must place the potential saving against the cost of conversion, which can be substantial. The cheapest way to change over certain types of oil furnaces or boilers in good working condition is to pay $800 for the instal lation of a gas burner. But often conversion means spending $1,200 for a new gas furnace or $1,900 for a gas boiler. Moreover, customers whose houses are far from streetside mains have to pay to have a gas line installed...