Word: oregon
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...Lindsay's worst problems would be the eight mandatory primary states where state officials place the names of all likely candidates on the ballot. Thus he could not pick only hospitable states to enter, unless he signed affidavits disavowing his candidacy. Aside from Wisconsin and possibly Oregon, the state where Lindsay might run best would be California, but its primary occurs so late, June 6, that he could be badly scarred before he even got there. To make a long primary drive, Lindsay would also have to raise a Rockefeller's share of campaign funds-a more difficult...
...primaries to choose from in '72, a handful of contests remain most important. New Hampshire is particularly crucial to Muskie, who must win convincingly in his own backyard. Each candidate will need to carry one of the Midwestern states; Wisconsin is likely to be the major target. The Oregon primary is a key litmus. But most important is California; the winner there will carry the biggest delegate slate into the convention...
Died. Claire McGill Luce, 47, former publishing executive, and since 1960 wife of TIME Publisher Henry Luce III; of cancer; on Fishers Island, N.Y. At the age of twelve, Mrs. Luce was already hard at work as a cook and cowgirl on her grandfather's Oregon cattle ranch. After joining Time Inc. in 1943, she soon assumed responsibility for managing the company's stock portfolio and various holdings. She left the company in 1948 to join a special U.S. aid mission to China, where she was twice the target of snipers, and returned to Time Inc. eight years...
Bruce W. Robbins of 331A Harvard Street and Malverne, New York; James T. Rosenbaum of Peabody Terrace and Portland, Oregon; Gary L. Rosenthal of Leverett House and Tulsa, Oklahoma; Timothy N. Rush of Gilbert Hall and Briarcliff Manor, New York; Andrew E. Rouse of Winthrop House and Moss Point, Mississippi...
...most states, gasoline taxes build roads-inviting more cars, more taxes, more roads and so on. Oregon has a different idea. In the nation's most anti-"growth" state, where bumper stickers proclaim SAVE OREGON FOR OREGONIANS, the legislature has just passed a bill that would channel 1% of all state gas-tax revenues into building bicycle lanes and footpaths. These paths would be built along highways, streets and in parks. The bill also says that the state may restrict paths to nonmotorized vehicles. If Governor Tom McCall signs the bill into law, Oregon's biennial budget will...