Word: helpfulness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...uphill fight to rally the nation behind his plan falls mainly to the President. As he renewed his campaigning for Democrats on two political trips last week, he worked in appeals for help in the inflation fight. He drew an impressive 40,000 people on a rainy day in Nashville, and he ended his speech by asking: "Will you help me with our anti-inflation program? Will you help me?" The response from the crowd was only mildly enthusiastic. The President drew louder cheers in sunny Miami when he asked a rally of some 1,000 mostly elderly citizens: "When...
Butcher claims that he is worth $8.3 million. His fortune is based on a 14-bank family empire that was built on heavy borrowing. At the beginning of the campaign, he put his holdings into two trusts that are managed by his brother, C.H. Butcher. To help Jake meet interest obligations that will exceed his $50,000 salary as Governor by about $200,000 a year, Brother C.H. offered to take care of the debt service and to give him an additional $100,000 each year he serves as Governor. Jake quickly declined the offer, lamely insisting that his brother...
...class district is populated by Irish, Italians and Germans, along with pockets of blacks. Last spring Ferraro, 43, quit her job as an assistant district attorney, hired a campaign manager and opened her headquarters. Says she: "I wasn't going to run this campaign over a kitchen table." To help finance her race for the seat vacated after 32 years by the retirement of Democrat James Delaney, she dipped into her savings for $115,000. Although Democratic leaders supported a man in the primary, she won and now stands a good chance of beating Republican Alfred DelliBovi, 32, in next...
...women tuned in to the unions, business political-action committees or the old-boy network, which help men candidates raise sizable chunks of money. It becomes a catch-22 situation: women find it hard to attract heavy contributions because they seem less likely to win than male opponents, and women are less likely to win because they cannot raise big money. Audrey Sheppard of the Washington consulting firm of Rothstein/Buckley reports: "Where women were able to raise the money and run adequate campaigns, they were very competitive...
...Arms Talks. SALT is the most important part of our relationship. Signing SALT II will improve the atmosphere and help solve some of our other problems. Politically it will show that we can agree on the central issue of our relationship. It is hard to say how long [voluntary arms] restraint can last. Delay can stir suspicion and mistrust and could have tremendously serious consequences...