Word: dayton
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...have lost his way en route to a community-theater production of The Pirates of Penzance, but convinces the incredulous Peluce of his credentials by whisking him off to Egypt, 1450 B.C., where they discover Moses in the bulrushes; France, 1918, where they frolic during World War Iand Dayton, where they peek in on a couple of querulous Wright brothers and help get them flying. The youngster, of course knows all about history, while the oft-addled time traveler ("Smokin' bats-breath! This isn't 1492!") makes up in grit what he lacks in gray matter...
...Dayton, an aging factory located near Interstate 75 has been converted into a 20-unit outlet mall, offering luggage, draperies, clothing and even power tools at 50% to 70% below retail. Says Sanford Mendelson, whose family bought the building from General Motors last year: "People who never stopped in Dayton when passing by are now stopping like crazy...
...father's favorite quote was from the Bible," Democratic Senatorial Candidate Mark Dayton, 35, told voters at a Minnesota pig roast. "To whomsoever much has been given, of him shall much be required." There is no doubt that to Dayton much has been given. Married to a Rockefeller and heir to a department-store fortune, he is dispensing large chunks of his assets (estimated as high as $30 million) to unseat Republican David Durenberger, 48, in November...
Running a high-energy campaign fueled by peanut butter sandwiches and a concoction of fruit juices and protein powder, Dayton last week rolled over a lethargic comeback bid by former Senator Eugene J. McCarthy, 66, en route to the Democratic nomination. Joked McCarthy: "I'm not going to ask for a recount." Durenberger, meanwhile, faced only token opposition in the Republican primary but also campaigned with tireless zest...
...virtual unknown when he was elected in 1978 to fill the unexpired term of the late Hubert Humphrey, Durenberger has emerged as a thoughtful moderate Republican and a Senator of skill and character. Although Durenberger has his quarrels with the Administration's economic program, Dayton is trying to make the campaign into a referendum on Reaganomics. Low grain price's and high interest rates are forcing Minnesota farmers to the wall, while the depressed steel industry has led to rising unemployment among iron-ore miners. Calling for increased federal support for wheat and dairy farmers, Dayton quips...