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...party warhorse who currently leads the pack, will make his announcement this week. Colorado Senator Gary Hart, 45, armed with a pile of position papers and an organizational expertise learned when he managed George McGovern's campaign twelve years ago, kicked off his quest last week. Senator Alan Cranston, 68, of California, seizing on the issue of a nuclear arms freeze, made his long-shot race official three weeks ago. Of the top four contenders, only Senator John Glenn, 61, has not formally announced his candidacy. He will not do so until mid-April. He did, however...
...need for money makes it even more important that candidates qualify as soon as possible for federal funds. Mondale, Cranston and Hart have already raised the requisite $5,000 in small donations from each of 20 states; donations to them will now be matched by the Government, payable next January. In addition, the decision by the AFL-CIO to consider endorsing a candidate this December means that there will be an important miniconvention before the primaries even begin...
...been writing a history of that region for the first time His major works are still in the process of being written:" Edwin A Cranston, Chairman of the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, said yesterday...
Fletcher now suffers bouts of high fever most afternoons that prevent him from continuing his work. Cranston said "He was struck down at the very prime of his productivity," Cranston said. "There is no one at Harvard to replace...
Scammon believes the long campaign (already 38 primaries and caucuses are scheduled) will subject the candidates to extraordinary scrutiny. Thus it will be important for Alan Cranston not to appear as old as he is (68), Glenn to appear a little taller than he is (5 ft. 10½ in.) and Fritz Rollings not to seem as Southern as he is (Charleston, S.C.). More experts than just Scammon believe the world's longest political race may be won by the man who is best at poking fun at himself. "They've got to kid their own eagerness," says...