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...flies in the face of historic U.S. practice, such self-perpetuation is surely an arguable cost of government and democracy and ought to be paid for by the taxes of all. The mechanics can be fiercely debated. What constitutes a minimum floor for a Senator, a Governor, a city councilman? What should third-party candidates receive? Should incumbents be given less...
...Amanda? More importantly, what is she? A mild case of Amanda-monium swept Washington gossipers and Manhattan society as friends of just-divorced Gotham Socialite Amanda ("Ba") Burden offered theories as to why she and New York City Councilman Carter Burden-the quintessential Beautiful People of a few years back -had split. As usual in matters concerning the B.P., Women's Wear Daily was there first with the most gossip. "I wouldn't exactly call Amanda a walking example of Women's Liberation," Author Truman Capote told their reporters, "but I think she wanted to establish some...
...November she will face Republican candidate Howard Miller and Boston City Councilman John J. Moakley, who bypassed the Democratic primary to run as an independent in the general election. Because the new district--which extends from Dover St. in Roxbury to Dover, an upper middle class suburb--is heavily Democratic. Miller should not be much of a threat. Moakley, who won last year's City Council race with 94,000 votes, is expected to be a dangerous challenger...
Lovely, rich Amanda Burden, 28, of New York's Beautiful People, filed last June for divorce from City Councilman Carter Burden, descendant of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. But with a jet-setter's impatience, Amanda flew off to Sun Valley, Idaho, where the ritual takes a mere six weeks. The change prompted gossip-column wonderings about a romance with Senator Edward
...Mortimer and Mrs. William Paley, was born into the world of social celebrity. Carter Burden, son of a wealthy California investment banker, was a law student who planned a career in politics. For nearly eight years, they were New York's bright young couple-Carter became a city councilman, and Amanda did charity work. Then they moved into separate apartments. "Amanda has been linked with everybody but President Nixon," remarked Society Columnist Suzy, "and Carter has been linked with everybody but Golda Meir." Last week Amanda, 28, filed for divorce for "cruel and inhuman treatment." Carter, 30, replied...