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...good at finding them." After Ford's apostasy, Calhoon threw the union's support behind Washington Democratic Senator Henry Jackson, who for defense reasons is a strong advocate of a healthy American merchant marine. Later, when Jackson's presidential chances began to fade, Calhoon approached another potential friend: Jimmy Carter. After several meetings, Carter gave Calhoon a letter in which he pledged, among other things, to help the U.S. merchant marine "win a right to haul a major portion of our own foreign cargo...
ABOUT HALFWAY through Bits of Paradise, these pictures of bold young people too good for their surroundings fade. In the stories written after 1926, the characters are older, looking less toward their limitless futures than their irretrievable pasts. Gradually, their hopes for perfect marriages or movie star status pass into the distance while everyday acquisitiveness begins to consume them. These later stories are at once less appealing and more challenging...
...rich and complex novel" from which the screenplay will be adapted (the novel will be published in paperback at the same time the movie comes out). Says Brown: "Bear in mind that this is not the kind of project where a screenwriter can just sit down and write 'fade in.' " Even so, the producers want an outline this fall and the finished novel within a year...
...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 McCarthy a contribution. But I think it's too high. Lightning isn't going to strike...
Ford sipped his iced tea. The afternoon light began to fade across the south lawn. He had had his ups and downs over the last week. He was a bit more tired than usual, just a shade more subdued. But he was still a believer. "I'm an optimist," he said. "It's a great thrill being President... Betty and I are well adjusted [to White House life]; the children have gotten along well; I think it has brought our family closer together. Our children have matured very well in the White House. It's been helpful...