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...Boeing 727 jet called Leadership 80 is rattling through a cobblestoned stretch of sky, descending toward its third landing of the day. In the first cabin a stewardess is picking up crockery and leftovers; a reporter steals some conversation with a campaign official; Aides Mike Deaver and Stu Spencer gab about the next stop...
...heavily on one adviser. Sears was the man in 1976, and Reagan chose him again last year, despite the objections of his more conservative friends and despite the fact that he did not much like Sears personally. Reagan was acting on the advice of his personal staff, particularly Mike Deaver, who deeply respected Sears' ability. So totally did Reagan rely on Sears last winter that he permitted him to eliminate two of the candidate's most loyal retainers, Lyn Nofziger and, of all people, Deaver. Not until his unexpected defeat in the Iowa caucuses in January did Reagan...
...dinner date with Senator Paul Laxalt when the telephone rang in his Plaza suite. The caller was William Casey, Reagan's campaign director. Could Kissinger come over to Casey's rooms in the Plaza? When he got there, he was welcomed by Casey, Reagan Aide Michael Deaver and Edwin Meese, Reagan's chief of staff. Quite succinctly, Meese explained that Reagan very much wanted Ford on the ticket and asked if Kissinger would help persuade Ford to consider running. In fact, Meese noted, time was getting short and perhaps Kissinger should go directly to see Ford...
...purge by Sears, are once again assuming key roles in the campaign. Lyn Nofziger, who returned in mid-June, is communications director. He is a shade too outspoken and irreverent for Nancy Reagan's taste, but his bluff candor appeals to the traveling correspondents. This month Mike Deaver returns to become the top aide on tour with Reagan, freeing Meese to devote more time to organizational problems. Deaver will keep Reagan briefed, a conspicuous gap in the campaign to date...
...been laid off. Last year 672 car dealers went out of business, and the number may rise in 1980. One reason is that dealers are being crushed by the high cost of borrowing to maintain the inventories of unsold cars that they do have. Ford Motor Co. Economist John Deaver figures that dealers have to pay more than $100 a month in interest charges for every car in their lots...