Word: contests
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...University Practices--a little activist group which proudly calls itself "Coup" much the same way Sinclair Lewis' Babbitt labelled himself "important"--displays this misguidedness in all its splendor. Last year Coup demanded that Harvard reduce the 50-year rule on its secret records. This year Coup held a contest to name Harvard's most "inaccessible administrator." If the University doesn't come around these radical activists may roll up their sleeves, put up their dukes and write President Bok a nasty letter...
WELCOME to Daytona Beach, Florida. We are coming to you live from Checkers, home of the famous Wednesday Night Wet T-shirt Contest. The dance floor has cleared and everyone is ready for the start of the show. We'll bring you all the action after this brief message...
That about does it, folks. Cindy from Michigan is the overwhelming winner and will soon be the proud owner of a brand-new Checkers mug. For Bob Beachball and Sam Sunburn, good night and please tune in tomorrow when Checkers celebrates its famous Thursday Night Bikini Contest...
...April 19 New York primary. Governor Mario Cuomo remains determinedly on the sidelines, and despite the Democratic disarray, there is a growing acknowledgment that he has no intention of playing party savior -- at least before the convention. Still, the New York primary promises a feverish three-way contest, in which Jackson might capture a plurality in the state with the second largest number of delegates. And if he can make it there, he can make it anywhere -- even, conceivably, to the top of the Democratic ticket...
...that enough? After Michigan, there is some question whether the Democrats who care enough to vote in primaries and participate in caucuses will settle for Dukakis, the jelly maker, when they can have Jackson, the tree shaker. By failing to win a major contest outside New England since Super Tuesday, Dukakis cracked the axle on his bandwagon. Indirect negotiations with Cuomo over an endorsement were broken off after the Michigan debacle. Dukakis remains by far the party's most plausible nominee, but only if he can rebound in Wisconsin, New York and the later primaries. Dukakis still holds formidable advantages...