Word: marginals
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...harriers left Noel Scidmore and Reed Eichner stranded in Cambridge with colds or otherwise the margin of victory might have been even greater. In addition, Ed Sheehan finished tenth--after he tripped and bruised his knees...
...Crane, so far the only declared G.O.P. presidential contender, has made half a dozen swings through the state. Some local Republicans have informed Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker that they would like to start organizing for him, but Baker is now concerned with winning re-election by a big margin in Tennessee. The moderates are ready to support Ford, but if he decides not to run, they are prepared to back former CIA Director George Bush...
...three weeks, both sides skirmished, with tit-for-tat briefings by experts, breakfast discussions and discreet lobbying. On the eve of the vote, the Administration was confident, but anticipated a narrow margin. Instead, the override attempt lost, 191 to 206, falling 74 votes short of the necessary two-thirds majority. Much of Carter's support came from Democratic liberals who opposed the carrier. Moreover, many members shared Texas Democrat George Mahon's reluctance to "repudiate the President at a time when he needs strength in his quest for peace in the Middle East...
...defiance of the mullahs, the Shah ordered widespread land reforms, divesting the Shi'ite clergy of their vast holdings. The Shah scheduled a referendum on land reform and won his way by a wide margin. He decreed new privileges for women, including the right to vote and to attend institutions of higher learning. In June 1963 the mullahs, having failed to block the Shah's reforms, called their people into the streets. Demonstrations turned into riots, and the Shah sent in his troops. When the rioting stopped several days later, 200 people were dead, and the leader of the mullah...
Finally the exchanges moved, lifting the initial margin requirements for gambling issues from 50% to 75%-meaning that buyers would have to put up at least $750 for every $1,000 stock purchase. The Big Board said it was acting "to insure the protection of public investors and the maintenance of a fair and orderly market." One firm, A.G. Becker of Chicago, banned all credit on five particularly jittery stocks. These moves depressed the gaming issues, but not for long. Indeed, the gambling-stock rebound last week helped spark a broad market rally. The Dow Jones industrial average rose...