Word: lift
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...President needed that lift because the fight now moves mostly to Reagan's friendly Southern and Western turf. Of this week's six primaries (Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas) and next week's trio (Montana, Rhode Island and South Dakota), Ford was a favorite only in Oregon and Rhode Island. With the delegate count so close, the final "Super Bowl" day of primaries in California, New Jersey and Ohio on June 8 could be decisive...
...perhaps inevitable, however, that speculation would revive about Kennedy, a man whose great gifts and flaws fascinate everyone. Last week, as the Carter bandwagon slowed, the New York Daily News claimed that Kennedy would accept a genuine draft at the convention but would not lift a finger to help it. The story had a plausible ring. Kennedy swiftly and firmly denied...
...drive for public financing of elections. He has become a gutty infighter. He challenged Russell Long, the influential head of the Senate Finance Committee, to cut down personal and corporate tax shelters and loopholes for the wealthy. He jumped on the Civil Aeronautics Board to lower air fares and lift restrictions against new carriers. His concentration on national health insurance has resulted in endless hearings on hospitals and drugs and preventive medicine, establishing him as the dominant force on the subject on Capitol Hill...
...comedy series about baseball? "He came in to audition and said he wanted the part. We didn't have the courage to say no," claims Bouton. And how is Davidson's acting? "Terrific," says Jim. Then he adds: "I try to get along with people who can lift me off the ground...
Brando now spends half the year in this retreat, where life and problems are simpler. He lives in a thatch-roofed hut, shaded by tall palm trees, at the edge of a white beach. It is one large room with lift-up frond shutters that invite the gentle sea breeze. In addition to a large bed festooned with mosquito netting, the room contains a refrigerator and gas-fed stove. In the back, separated by a wall, is a flush toilet and shower. The place is comfortable but fairly primitive, very much a man's digs...