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...only imprecision in the budget, however. Every budget table has items in it that don't seem to mean very much--things like "miscellaneous income" and "all other expenses." Officials can break such categories down to their individual elements, but they can't carefully predict how these grab-bags will change each year--their miscellaneity precludes any overall guesses. More often than not, officials simply plug in figures based on instinct and past experience and watch with anxious eyes during the next year to see how accurate they were...
...concentrating their efforts on the next big test, the Florida primary on March 11. Says a top Carter aide: "If Kennedy beats us there-and it's a damn sight easier to beat us there than elsewhere in the South -he's got the big ring to grab...
...animals at Crandon Park Zoo in Key Biscayne were trucked to safety. There were sudden shortages of candles and flashlights and other household items as thousands of Floridians jammed their local stores. At Saunders Hardware Store in Miami, there were fights in the aisles when hundreds crowded in to grab batteries, tape and Sterno. But four hours before the storm was due to hit Florida's Gold Coast, it changed course, sparing Miami and the Keys...
...stand, luggage in hand, at the threshold of your college career, at the steps of your freshman dorm. Always prepared, you found out early about those legendary assholes who show up early and grab the single. Beat them at their own game...
...engulfed by people stretching out their hands and shouting, "Jimmy! Jimmy! Jimmy!" Carter impulsively climbed onto the car's roof. As the auto moved slowly ahead, the President sprawled on its top, his legs dangling awkwardly over the windshield, a nervous Secret Service agent reaching up to grab his arm and keep him from falling. Through it all, Carter grinned delightedly. From his perilous perch, he reached out to the people. At least from his viewpoint, Carter's post-Camp David drive to get back in touch with grass-roots America was off to a successful start. This...