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...plea accompanied by return-paid Federal Express envelopes two weeks ago, chief G.O.P. fund raiser Bob Mosbacher implored friends of the Administration to help raise $9 million fast, noting with horror that "for the first time in history, the Democrats have been beating us." Sure enough, Clinton-Gore bumper stickers are becoming a badge of wealth. Best measure coming up: the competition to contribute as much as $250,000 for the chance to spend Columbus Day weekend in Little Rock, being briefed by Clinton staff members...
...sign up before the state's Aug. 27th filing deadline. Elsewhere, Perot's bounty has subsidized the remains of his political operation. The Florida campaign, which has shrunk from 38 to 10 outposts, solicits donations through a newsletter. In South Carolina and other states, workers are hawking Perot bumper stickers, baseball caps and T shirts. But none of these offices could stay open without the $7,500 monthly stipends from Dallas to pay for rent, phones, utilities and supplies...
...Bartleys have, for example, the original sign for the now defunct Brattle Square T stop. Bumper stickers trumpet the campaign of Representative Joseph P. Kennedy...
...Sweet Potato Fries Rich in Beta Carotene," announces one banner. "Please Don't Tamper With the Cook's Buns," says another. "Someone Else in '92," says a bumper sticker...
...Napa and Sonoma counties, heartland of California's $730 million-a-year wine industry, prospects are promising for a bumper harvest this fall. Beneath the deceptively lush surface of the peaceful vineyards, however, an expensive disaster looms. Billions of microscopic parasites called phylloxeras are munching away at the roots of the grape-bearing stalks. While no threat to human health, within a decade the tiny insects could eat their way through 50,000 acres of the nation's finest vineyards. Estimates of the total damage, including the cost of replanting with Phylloxera-resistant stalks, range from $500 million to more...