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Just as Missouri lies at the statistical center of the U.S. population, first-term Senator John Danforth, 46, is at the political center of the Republican Party. And until very recently that seemed a decidedly safe place to be. But Danforth, who confidently hoped to coast to reelection, is being challenged by Harriett Woods, 55, a peppy, articulate liberal and the only woman running for the Senate this year under the Democratic banner. Several weeks ago, a poll by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat showed Danforth with a 17-point lead. Late last week the newspaper's latest poll...
...candidates' styles could not be more dissimilar. Danforth, an uncommonly shy campaigner who appears on the stump infrequently, is an ordained Episcopal priest and an heir to the Ralston Purina dog-food and cereal fortune. He is emphasizing his efforts to help two beleaguered groups-the state's auto workers (with increased tariff protections against imports) and its farmers (with rural enterprise zones). But, as the first Republican elected to the Senate from Missouri since 1946, Danforth is de-emphasizing his ties to the Reagan economic program. One of his political ads urges voters to forget the Republican...
...Capitol Hill last week went Treasury Secretary Donald Regan to defend his President's red-ink budget. Regan soon learned the feelings of his own party. "Last year I was on your ship," said Senator John C. Danforth of Missouri. "But this year I'm on the dock waving bon voyage." And Danforth gave a small wave to Regan...
Unless the Japanese open their markets to U.S. businessmen, pressure for severe restrictions on Japanese exports will grow. Senator John Danforth of Missouri is already drafting legislation that would cut Japanese access to the U.S. market if Tokyo does not reduce its barriers. Said Danforth: "To date, our method of dealing with the Japanese has been to complain, and the complaints have had only marginal success. I think Congress is going to establish a mechanism that will provide reciprocity in trade...
...whether a terrified child, fanatical judge or desperate, martyred farmer, each actor manages to create an individual personality and consistently convey it. And the other actors on whom the show's believability rides--Maja Hellmold as Abigail, Jennifer Devine as Proctor's wife Elizabeth, and Jay Mattlin as Danforth, condemning to death by hanging all those who do not confess they are guilty of witchcraft--flesh out each role to the fullest. The small room echoes, and candlesticks shake as Mattlin, in a phenomenal portrayal of conscientiousness and religious fervor turned fanatical, forces everyone in the courtroom to bend...