Word: fishel
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Baseball's defenders were quick to point out that last week's drug revelations related to earlier offenses. "These are old cases that give no cause for new concern," insisted Robert Fishel, executive vice president of the major league players relations committee, which represents the owners. Indeed, some baseball insiders feel that cocaine use is declining, in part because of recent publicity...
Others are skeptical about an enduring shift. "The youth vote is reacting to what it perceives as a healthy economy and to the mythic leadership of Reagan," says Democratic Pollster Hart. "It is not a bellwether for the future." Murray Fishel, a Kent State University political scientist, notes that young voters are more liberal on social issues than Reagan or his party. "Students do not support the Republican platform on issues like the environment or the Equal Rights Amendment," he says. "I think the shift is toward Reagan and not Reaganism." But whether fickle or faithful, the enthusiasm of young...