Word: california
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...California Governor Jerry Brown ranked above the President, but below the major Republican figures. Only 19% said Brown was a very strong leader and 38% found him lacking. For the first time in the TIME polls, Brown was also found to be unacceptable as the next President...
...March, however, Connally hopes to leap ahead with big victories in Florida and Illinois, thinking he can there eliminate his conservative challenger from California. "If I can nick Reagan," he says, "he will come down fast...
...hard by the shortage, but the effects are also being felt in such "glamour" industries as publishing, television and advertising. Chicago's First National Bank has been giving $500 bounties to employees who recruit new secretaries, and the big CNA insurance firm offers color TVs. Sears, Roebuck and California's Crocker National Bank have held open house parties in an attempt to attract applicants...
...winning the Triple Crown (leading the league in hitting, homers and runs-batted-in). Last week Lynn was first in hitting with a .347 average, while Rice was second at .335. Lynn's 36 home runs also topped the league, and Rice was right behind with 33. Only California's Don Baylor had driven in more runs (110) than Lynn (106) and Rice (102). There has never been anything quite like it: two men from the same team with such a strong chance of winning the Triple Crown, which was last captured in the American League...
...there is another side to the matter. If jurors cannot grasp the complexities of a big case, it may be the fault of the lawyers. "You don't need a Ph.D. to understand these cases," says Vinson. A sociologist from the University of Southern California, Vinson has studied firsthand the ability of jurors to cope in several huge cases. His conclusion: jurors try hard, but lawyers do a poor job of explaining. Typically, lawyers spend years piling up documents until jurors get lost in the minutiae. Eventually, says Vinson, they stop listening to the gobbledygook. Instead, they watch...