Word: casefully
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...past Tsongas has portrayed himself as a "stalking horse" for Kennedy, a role in which he would run for Kennedy so as to hold the state's delegates' votes in reserve if Kennedy enters the presidential field late, or in the case of a Kennedy draft at the Democratic national convention...
Carson says that he does not. Basing his case on a California law barring certain personal contracts from being extended beyond seven years, he claims that he has in fact been a free agent since last April-seven years from the signing of his 1972 pact. NBC asserts that there have been three separate agreements since then, the last of which not only gave Carson more money but reduced the hours he has to spend as host of the Tonight show...
...himself to NBC, the network contends, until April 1981. Network sources also say the contract stipulates that he not do a talk show for anybody else for a year after that. To settle the argument quickly, both sides have taken advantage of a legal short cut and submitted their case to retired Judge Parks Stillwell. Even so, his decision may not be ready for several months...
Executives at ABC, by contrast, were exuberant in their praise after Carson's performance as host of the Academy Awards on their network in April, and they gave him an expensive ostrich-skin attaché case. Last June, Carson, vacationing on the French Riviera, found himself staying at the same hotel as ABC Executives Elton Rule and Fred Pierce. They went sailing, and Carson told friends that he developed a fast rapport with the men from...
Even if NBC wins the court case, it may find that a disgruntled star is worse than no star at all. Carson has taken to using his show to ridicule the network. "NBC is kind of desperate,: he told his audience last week. "I understand that for every NBC show you watch, you'll get a $400 rebate."It was one of his funniest lines, but it doubtless caused little laughter in the Silverman household...