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Though the state's conservative majority gives Cochran an edge, his victory could hinge on Mississippi's blacks, who make up 35% of the population, the largest percentage of any state. Blacks traditionally vote solidly for Democrats, but Winter, for all his progressive credentials, cannot rely on their automatic support. The reason: many black voters are disenchanted with a state Democratic Party that they claim takes them for granted. While most polls show Cochran winning 15% to 20% of the black vote, Cochran's own surveys register 26%. Cochran is convinced he can appeal to both blacks...
...victory, before a Silverdome crowd of 27,563--largest opening night crowd in Pistons' history--launched the Celtics on a defense of the NBA title they won last spring...
Organizations which focus mainly on electoral politics, such as the Republican and Democratic Clubs, attract the largest student memberships. GOP Club President Marie J. Lucca '85 says the about 125 students pay membership dues to the club, while the Democratic Club has more than...
...moves, especially RAIN, pose a number of crucial questions about the role of the nation's largest research supporter: should the NSF serve industry by funding applied research? Or would an entirely new government office geared toward technology be more appropriate...
DIED. Linwood Briley, 30, convicted murderer condemned for killing a disc jockey in Richmond, and implicated in ten other vicious Richmond-area gang killings in 1979; by electrocution; in Richmond. Last May Briley masterminded the largest death-row breakout in history when, with his brother James, 28, and four other convicted murderers, he dressed as a guard and drove an official van out of the maximum-security prison in Mecklenburg, Va., and was not captured until 19 days later in Philadelphia...