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Whether at a small dinner party or a formal campaign appearance, Moynihan is always on. Inflection and voice register change like a barometer in the monsoon season. Two long index fingers simultaneously punch holes in the issue of the moment. Or he puts on his leprechaun's phiz to explain pragmatism with a parable from Gulliver's Travels, recalling the Lilliputians who signified political faction by the height of heels and others who fought over opening the big end or the little end of a boiled egg. "Happy is the political society," he concludes with obvious delight, "whose...
...important index of party unity will be whether the naming of people to top posts that have remained unfilled because of deaths and factional strife goes smoothly. The vacancies have seriously slowed the pace of decision making in Peking-particularly on sensitive political issues...
PRICES. The Wholesale Price Index for September rose by .9%, or about 11% at an annual rate-the biggest rise in eleven months. The index reflected sharp rises in the cost of food and industrial commodities that are bound to show up to some degree in higher retail prices over the next few months...
...survey of food spending habits showed that the average U.S. family spent about $1 of every $3 of income on food. Over the years, various refinements have been made in the system, most notably a linking of the poverty figures to all of the components in the Consumer Price Index, including fuel and clothing as well as food. Distinctions are also made for price differences in various parts of the country, and the fact that it generally costs less to live on a farm than it does in an urban area...
...Dapper the Joey Gallo of the City Council. Though he has no allies, O'Neil refuses to make deals or cooperate with the Mayor. "White can shove that patronage up his ass," he says bluntly. While Kerrigan and Council President Hicks have carefully built up their patronage machines and index card files, Dapper performs favors without collecting IOU's. When many Councilors spent over $40,000 in their re-election campaigns, Dapper limited his budget to $1800 and hired no employees. The media has an unofficial black-out on his many charges, but he is occasionally seen on television...