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...restore fiscal solvency to New York City and his modest state tax cuts. Though playing up his slight stiffening of the juvenile crime laws, he remained firmly opposed to capital punishment. This is the issue that will be stressed by his G.O.P. adversary, Long Island State Assemblyman Perry Duryea, who expects to attract some normally Democratic votes in crime-ridden New York City...
...York, the rhetoric was no less fervid. Republican Perry Duryea, minority leader in the state assembly, is proposing a freeze on local tax rates as he opposes Democratic Governor Hugh Carey's bid for reelection. Duryea also proposes cutting state taxes by $2.2 billion (20%) over four years. Carey, meanwhile, is trying to portray himself as a tightwad and his G.O.P. foes as big spenders. Accepting his nomination last week, Carey denounced "the wretched record of Republican recklessness" and asked: "Who raised taxes eight times in 16 years? They did. And who cut taxes by a billion dollars...
...freshman has many stories to tell after two years of racing. He recounted his experience at Duryea Drive, N.C., where the course crests at the top of the hill and then drops off and flows down into a curve...
...overcome his image as a perpetual No. 2 man. At the same time, Wilson will have to provide strong leadership for a state party that has been badly damaged by Watergate, by the departure of Rocky, its chief vote getter, and by the indictment of Assembly Speaker Perry Duryea Jr. on charges of vote fraud...
...basis with most of the county leaders and the state committeemen, and many of the party workers." Wilson's superb party connections, combined with the generous amounts of political patronage that he can dispense as Governor, give him an inside track for the gubernatorial nomination, especially now that Duryea, his chief potential opponent, is in legal trouble. But the bland Wilson, who has had little visibility, may face an uphill struggle in the general election if opposed by a strong Democrat...