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...Then a very old man who was mowing his grass in his front garden looked up at me and said, "I wonder, boy, why you waste your time talking like that. You do realise, I suppose, that Coventry East would vote for the back end of a jackass if it was labelled Labour...
...rent housing into Cambridge to increase the property tax base, a task they say would be facilitated by the end of rent control and the curtailment of downzoning. At the other extreme, non-incumbent John Brode '52 (CC '75), formerly a co-founder with Saundra Graham of the radical Grass Roots Organization, points to what he calls a "causal link between high rise buildings and crime," and argues that tax dollars from development are eaten up by the cost of providing increased city services. Brode favors abolishing the property tax altogether and replacing it with a state-imposed graduated income...
Long Shot. Ford leads in the most recent polls. He has lined up more support among prominent Republicans and raised more money ($706,925 to Reagan's $396,462 as of Oct. 1). Nonetheless, Reagan, 64, is gaining ground, particularly among grass-roots Republicans who are attracted by his unswervingly conservative politics, personal charm and skill as an orator. Though few political experts give Reagan more than a long-shot chance to win the nomination, his gains are causing consternation among some White House aides. Said one: "Reagan's support is hard, and Ford's is soft...
...They want me to try soccer style, so I'll try soccer style," Part McInally said as he sat on the wet grass outside Harvard Stadium Saturday morning, lacing a pair of football cleats. "But boy, my ass is sure sore. I've never done it before. I can't do it worth shit...
THWACK! THUD! "Ican still flip bottle caps," he said, picking one up and flipping it. The cap zipped gracefully through the air. McInally watched it, smiled, and returned to kicking the soccer ball, which now had wet blades of grass clinging...