Word: governors
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Under this bill, the governor is not only the governor, but he becomes the mayor of every city and town in Massachusetts," Lucas said...
...issue has already been injected into 1980 presidential politics. Staking out political ground to the right of Jimmy Carter, California Governor Jerry Brown has supported the movement for a convention. Over the indignant opposition of many fellow Democrats in his state, he has arranged for speaking engagements around the country to promote the convention...
Kennedy finally sent someone of mettle to Berlin: General Lucius Clay, who had been military governor of the U.S. zone during the 1948-49 airlift. When the East Germans started harassing American officials entering their sector after the Wall was built, Clay ordered an armed escort to accompany the Americans through the checkpoint; then he brought up tanks to the border. The Soviets in turn sent then" tanks to confront the Americans. For 16 tense hours, the two superpowers were thus nose to nose. Though White House advisers were rat tled, Khrushchev finally backed down and withdrew his hardware...
...House does concur, the bill could be presented to the governor by the end of next week, Businger says...
Clifford said he was resigning because, "this unfair publicity has also adversely impacted upon the governor in his important battle to make significant reductions in the local property tax and bring prosperity to the Commonwealth...