Word: leveler
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Axtmans sold the farm, bought a three-bedroom, split-level home and have cash of close to $100,000. We, who have not had the good fortune to be "victims of agribusiness," wonder: Why have we been forced to contribute to the payment of subsidies...
...level, the race is one of money and political technique. Thurmond's campaign budget is about $2 million, while Ravenel's is between $800,000 and $1 million. But Ravenel is no stranger to being outfinanced in his campaigns. In the 1974 gubernatorial race, William Jennings Bryan Dorn, his closest competitor, also outspent him by massive amounts. That campaign was similar to the present race, in that Ravenel was running against established politicians. In addition, he faced the difficulty of being largely unknown; 76 days before election day, only 5 per cent of the voters recognized his name. What made...
...still live in overcrowded one-and two-room shacks. Although the older mines are now nominally owned by Zaire, there are only a handful of Africans in management positions. New mining investments by Japanese and South African firms maintain the same pattern: Never hire an African for an upper-level job when an expatriate can be imported...
...active Republicans see so much good second-and third-level talent that their delight soon dissolves into worry that these able politicians will devour each other or refuse to join such a melee. To add to their misery, the Republicans hear their favorite political scripture about balanced budgets, the Soviet menace and Big Government being preached from Democratic pulpits...
...Kremlin's crackdown seems to be successful; the dissident movement has fallen to its lowest level of activity in several years. But the new policy may contribute to the strains in U.S.-Soviet relations. Indeed, Washington has warned that detente, SALT and the easing of current trade restriction may be endangered if Moscow continues its hard line against the human rights advocates...