Word: jacke
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...billion for a nuclear aircraft carrier. Carter maintained that the carrier was too expensive, and that the money would be better spent on strengthening NATO forces. Conservative Congressmen disagreed, arguing that Carter was mostly concerned with building a tough-guy reputation by vetoing the measure. Charged New York Republican Jack Kemp: "The President's image guy, Gerald Rafshoon, has been running this...
...prison and after Hoffa and Provenzano were released. According to Moldea, Hoffa told a fellow Teamster that Provenzano had "threatened to pull my guts out or kidnap my children if I continue to attempt to return to the presidency of the Teamsters." But, at the urging of Anthony ("Tony Jack") Giacalone, a Detroit gang lieutenant and longtime friend, Hoffa finally agreed to meet with Tony Pro on July 30, 1975, to try to resolve their differences...
...income tax cuts planned for next year and the continuing inability of federal agencies to spend money as fast as they are authorized to, rather than any determined slashing of programs. An Administration "hit team" is now examining the 1979 budget line by line, looking for places to cut. Jack Carlson, chief economist of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, figures that they expect that it will eventually squeeze the deficit to about $35 billion...
...pattern that could be repeated-often. Says Jack Kramer: "If you want to rest, fine. But if you're so tired you can't play in tournaments, how can you go to three cities for exhibitions? The big attractions, the top five or six guys, are marauders, using TV to play exhibitions and selling out to marketing devices...
...antitrust violations. Often the same men have painted both sides of the tennis fence. Promoters fumed at the power of Lawyer Donald Dell, who served both as agent for a number of top players and as legal adviser for the Association of Tennis Professionals. Tournament directors, such as Jack Kramer, doubled as circuit organizers. The Federal Communications Commission and a House committee have looked into CBS's bogus $250,000 "winner-take-all" match between Connors and Ilie Nastase (in which Connors actually was guaranteed $500,000 and Nastase received $150,000). Far more serious are charges of players...