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...getting into a critical phase of the campaign," he says. He tried his best to perk up his showing by performing the tasks that party candidates accomplish at conventions: choosing a running mate and issuing a platform. His vice presidential selection, Democrat Patrick J. Lucey, former Governor of Wisconsin (see box), is hardly likely to give Anderson a major boost. Lucey is a skilled campaign planner and organizer, and has close ties to labor leaders, who have been very suspicious of Ander son. Still, Lucey has neither a widely recognized name nor a national constituency...
When he was ten years old, he got into a schoolyard fight because he was rooting for Al Smith over Herbert Hoover for the presidency. Ever since, Patrick Lucey, 62, has been a stalwart of the Democratic Party, a key reason why Independent John Anderson chose him last week as his vice-presidential running mate...
This week Anderson is expected to name as his vice-presidential candidate former Wisconsin Governor Patrick Lucey, 62, a Democrat who was appointed Ambassador to Mexico by Carter and later resigned in a policy dispute. Lucey would not balance the ticket geographically for Illinois' Anderson, but he would help Anderson ideologically: a liberal, he helped direct Kennedy's fight for the nomination...
...Campeche exploded, uncorking millions of barrels of crude, some of which has washed up on beaches in Texas. The U.S. has argued that Mexico should help pay cleanup costs. Last August, Robert C. Krueger, who was designated Special Ambassador for Mexican Affairs to assist Ambassador Patrick Lucey in overseeing the broad range of issues that have arisen between the two countries, announced that the U.S. was seeking a $3 million contribution from Mexico for the oil cleanup. Alas, the announcement was made public before the Mexicans had received the request through diplomatic channels. A furious López Portillo ordered...
...Resumption of negotiations on the sale of natural gas to the U.S. López Portillo has already indicated to Ambassador Lucey that he wants to strike a bargain on gas if a way can be found without inflaming his political opposition. For the moment, however, Carter is expected to propose only a gentleman's agreement that Mexico promise to begin selling gas to the U.S. when demand outstrips domestic supplies, perhaps within a decade. The price would be negotiated in the future...