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...Johnny was still a comer who seemed never quite to arrive. He needed a tough major tournament to test his deadly accurate game-and prove his father's faith. Johnny, 26, got his chance in 1973 at the U.S. Open in Oakmont, Pa. In a game that demands machine-like consistency, Johnny's performance was as offbeat as it was unbeatable. After carding respectable scores of 71 and 69, he skied to a horrendous 76 in the third round. Upset but not shattered, Johnny decided to "shoot the works, go for the flag, think birdie...
Textile manufacturers, who only a short time ago had substantial idle capacity, are going full tilt. Says Donald Comer Jr., of Avondale Mills in Sylacauga, Ala.: "We are using our machines 24 hours a day in three shifts." The auto industry is also racing flat out, but its dealers' stockpiles are nonetheless dwindling. Car makers like to keep about a 60-day supply of cars in transit or on dealers' lots. Now the supply covers sales for only 48 days...
...Election of the President, he would move on to a high White House post in Nixon's second term. From there he would run for secretary of state in California. After that, who knows? Senator? Governor? No limits seemed to dim the vision of a highflying political comer of 38 who charmed wherever he went, who scarcely had an enemy anywhere to say a spiteful word about...
Also in the race in the all-new Fourth Congressional District is Newton conservative John T. Collins, a political new comer who argues. "Those two are like 'tweedledee' and 'tweedledum.' I can't believe more than half the people in the District are that liberal...
Linsky won last Tuesday's four way primary in a tight race with conservative new comer Avi Nelson who ran on a platform supporting President Nixon. His campaign slogan was "I'm not afraid to be right...