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...mate isn't a part of one's 'philosophy.' It is a matter of adaptation to political reality. Roosevelt had his Garner; Adlai Stevenson his Jim Crow running mate, John Sparkman; John Kennedy his Lyndon Johnson-it is a tradition as old as Jackson and Calhoun." The Buckley line was echoed by other sophisticated political augurs. It did not take into account, however, the fact that Reagan, unlike the other candidates mentioned, had spectacularly insisted on ideological purity and compatibility with his running mate...
...three Carter sons are wrapped up in the campaign. Each of them-and their wives-visited many states since early in 1975. JOHN (JACK), 29, a University of Georgia Law School graduate who lives in Calhoun, Ga., has yet to try any cases because he is too busy working for Dad. He sees it as his mission to convert all doubters...
...Capitol was unveiling a major new restoration−the old Senate chamber has been returned to its 19th century splendor, replete with red plush benches and coffered half-dome ceiling−just as it was when it rang with the debates of Daniel Webster, Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun...
...ENORMOUS as one supposed ... Haystack Calhoun, the ever-popular 601-pounder from Four Corners, Arkansas, may be able to break four inch thick planks with his "Big Splash" submission hold, but he is no match for Johnny Alee, the 1132 pound man who fell through the floor of his North Carolina log cabin one hundred years ago. Nor can he compare to El Topicon, the Brazilian wrestler who is reputed to weigh an incredible fifteen hundred pounds, who is so enormous that he can engulf a two hundred pound opponent in his rolls...
Nevertheless, the Eagles's powderkeg offense that has been smoldering in oblivion could ignite at any given moment. In Calhoun's words, "B.C. can blow out any of the three teams just on talent." In short, a win tonight would give Harvard's cagemen an excellent chance of putting the wraps on the Beanpot crown in the finale tomorrow night...