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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Former Iowa Senator Dick Clark, an ambassador-at-large for refugee matters in the State Department, whom Carter had just designated as head of the new Cambodian relief effort, resigned last week to join the Kennedy campaign. Carter accepted the resignation with a snappish note. Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne told Carter three weeks ago that she would support him, according to John White, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, but last week she announced her pledge to Kennedy. This gives the Massachusetts Senator an important advantage in the critical Illinois primary next March. Morris Dees, Carter's chief fund...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: May the Best Man Win | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

...fiery crash pointed to no new mechanical deficiencies in the DC-10, which was grounded in the U.S. for 37 days after one lost an engine and crashed shortly after takeoff from Chicago on May 25, killing 273 people. But that is cold consolation indeed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Crash of the Night Owl | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

...high Virginia Democrat: "Kennedy's coattails in this state would work like a noose, strangling our candidates." The first real showdown may come when both candidates face off outside their home regions, in Illinois on March 18. The challenger got a significant lift for that battle last week when Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne, previously a Carter supporter, gave word that she was switching and will back Kennedy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Kennedy Challenge | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

...President was shocked and set back when an earlier supporter, Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne, moved over to Kennedy's camp after a private Democratic poll showed him easily beating Carter in Illinois. George Dunne, the Cook County party chairman, also had talks with Byrne and said that Carter would get little help from local leaders. Byrne's switch will make it much tougher for Carter in the crucial Illinois primary March 18. Said Kennedy, who had phoned Byrne several times last week: ''I'm delighted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Incumbency Is the Best Policy | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

That tale, told by a University of Wisconsin undergraduate, could be repeated on almost any U.S. college campus today. Says Thomas Adams, dean of students at Chicago's Loyola University: "The single greatest drug abuse on this or any campus is undoubtedly alcohol...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Going Back to the Booze | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

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