Word: californians
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Angeles headquarters. For instance, a Chino, Calif., contributor, Dale Jennings, suggested that ardent energy savers be allowed to ride "Bumper-Snatchers"-lightweight pedicabs that could be hooked onto the bumpers of gas-guzzling regular cars at stop lights or highway ramps for a free ride. Another Californian, Mick McMick, urged that Los Angeles be put on "a revolving 'lazy Susan' for easy access all around." John Cody of Lynnfield, Mass., proposed a suction-tube system to "zip" commuters from suburbia to their city offices. Ed Hunter of Dayton, Ohio, felt that giant slingshots hi the suburbs could catapult...
...door. He is an unassuming man, humble about himself and his work. He'd rather write than talk about it. He is tall, thin, soft-spoken and wears tennis shoes. He has large hands and holds doors open for people in public places. He doesn't look like a Californian...
...from those inquiries," says Joseph Battaglia, head of the U.S. Catholic Conference office at California's Camp Pendleton. Explains Stahlke: "We're getting a lot of screwballs who are more interested in their own purposes than in the refugees. Some seek cheap labor; others want companionship." A Californian, 44, wrote in for a wife with these specifications: "Godfearing, no dirty background, knows how to speak English, height...
...borrowed $800, the client then deposits it in an S and L account, which is exempt from seizure. After being discharged of his debts by the court, the freshly minted bankrupt withdraws his $800, pays off the loan and thus keeps his car-entirely legally. Using such techniques, one Californian was able to retain as much as $30,000 in cash and property, while having all his debts permanently wiped...
Looking ahead, Ford's campaign advisers discern the biggest threat from the right. Reagan is traveling around the country and obliquely criticizing the President for his budget deficit, his compromises with Congress on spending and his fairly liberal Cabinet appointments. The conservative Californian has logged approximately 65,000 miles in visits to 30 states. He is also given wide exposure by a twice-weekly column carried by 195 newspapers and a radio broadcast every weekday over 274 stations. Among nine candidates in the latest Gallup poll, Reagan got 22% of the Republican vote, v. Ford...