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...hope to make Carter's problems with the liberals worse." Surveys by Louis Harris and Carter's pollster Pat Caddell have found that, in some states, McCarthy could cost Carter between 5% and 10% of the voters?mostly students, suburban liberals and Catholic blue-collar workers. Such a drain would greatly help the Republican nominee in states where the race is close. Still, as the Carter campaign picks up momentum, Democrats and Republicans alike expect the McCarthy threat to fade. Said an official at the Republican National Committee: "If the 10% were true, I'd be the first to send...
Steve Dasovich later admitted under oath that the tragedy could have been avoided if a drain ditch had been built. The construction would have meant closing down Buffalo's No. 5 mine for a few weeks, curtailing production. You do not get where Steve Dasovich is by curtailing production...
...Abner and a tile floor the Reagans laid themselves. Wearing an assortment of cowboy hats and a state policeman's hat, Reagan posed for photos and then asked his visitors to sign a guest book. He said that the ranch provided him the chance to drain away tensions by digging postholes, building fences and riding horseback. "It kinda does something for us," he said. Then there were the small challenges. Two months ago, Reagan knocked off a rattlesnake with a well-aimed rock. This week he will abandon his hideaway for another intense hunt for a more benign species...
Maryland Senator Glenn Beall is investigating whether she was a victim of sex discrimination, which the academy flatly denies. Said Donnelly, who is still engaged to Lewis: "It seems like everything has gone down the drain. I'll probably just get married and take whatever...
developed by Dr. John de Normandie, who first analyzed the waters. He persuaded local authorities to brighten the town and drain some nearby marshes. His pump room is 40 feet long, and the baths can be refilled every five minutes. Philadelphia Physician Benjamin Rush recommends the treatment for "hysteria, palsy, epilepsy, certain stages of the gout, diseases of kidneys or bladder, all female obstructions [and] worms in children." Bristol is a market town on the Delaware River, about 20 miles northeast of Philadelphia, and the New York-Philadelphia stage (30 shillings) passes through daily except Sundays. Accommodations are available...