Word: newsboy
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Murphy scholarship and the Boston Newsboy's Scholarships have met the same fate--interest from these gifts now fills coffers used for general scholar-ships...
...final modern trump card has evolved for development officers seeking to avoid the Newsboy scholarships of their day. Nearly all large gifts to Harvard are now made with the stipulation that Harvard may shift the funds away from the intended use if that purpose becomes outdated...
...politics, for it was the older Powers who helped the still-ailing young candidate for the 10th Congressional seat up creaky stairs in Cambridge and Charlestown tenements to meet voters. Powers was behind the scenes for every campaign thereafter. In turn, Powers credited Kennedy with taking a poor newsboy and bringing him into politics. In the 35 years after the death of his boss and friend, Powers remained unfailingly loyal. He never revealed what indiscretions he might have witnessed or secrets he might have known. For him, the campaign never ended. He introduced himself enthusiastically to every volunteer...
...interests. Today that figure is 80%. For these reasons, and because so many view George Bush and Bill Clinton as "just" politicians, Perot could actually win in November. The anecdotal evidence supports the surveys. People see Perot as a personification of the American Dream (from newsboy to billionaire) and want to believe in him as a political savior. They are eager to perceive him as having the character and temperament to be President. So far, he has performed like the supersalesman he is. The grass-roots, empowering feel of his effort ("If you sign it, he will run") survives...
...brightest spot of the film. Seeming completely comfortable in the skin of a New York street kid, he gives an utterly magnetic performance. Few other cast members have the chance to shine, since the film's idea of charm is misguided. Lovable little Crutchy (Marty Belafsky), a disabled newsboy with a heart of gold, personifies the film's would-be winsome side. Ann Margret, done up in orange and fuchsia as a vaudeville star who looks more like a madam, particularly strains the limits of innocent...