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...last week Mondale strategists were insisting that with the selection of Ferraro and the national exposure she received during the convention, all bets are off. "These overnight polls are incredible!" exclaimed Campaign Manager Robert Beckel at midday Friday as he examined charts spread out on a table at the Meridien, Mondale's headquarters hotel in San Francisco. Campaign Chairman James Johnson, studying the same figures, said that "tracking" polls showed a rise in the popularity of the ticket every night of the convention, with an especially sharp jump of 10 to 15 points after the nominees' acceptance speeches...
When it absolutely, positively has to be there, overnight delivery may not be soon enough. So Federal Express, which pioneered next-day private postal service, is now promising even greater speed. Last week the Memphis-based company launched ZapMail, its long-awaited version of electronic mail. For as little as $25 for a missive of five pages or less and up to $50 for a maximum of 20 pages, Federal Express will zap letters and documents across the U.S. within two hours...
...Bombeck is persuaded to talk about herself. "My life story?" she says. "Fifteen minutes top. You're looking at shallow. I'm just not that deep. You're looking at a bundle of insecurity. I always think that everything good is going to evaporate and disappear overnight. I am the quietest person at the party. I position myself at the chip dip and don't leave all night. I still have a very ordinary, simple person trapped in this rich, gorgeous, successful body." The joke is practiced and sure, but she does not want her listener...
Others express irritation at the extension of the subway red line and a concurrent development boom, which have generated constant noise, levelled century-old buildings literally overnight, and closed sidestreets. Traffic patterns--as well as the location of Out of Town News--have changed almost daily...
Debate on the College's all-male clubs was first sparked by an incident at the Pi Eta Speakers' Club fall initiation. During the course of the ceremonies, 10 new members became so intoxicated they had to taken to University Health Services (UHS). Five of the members were held overnight at UHS because of excessive alcohol consumption. Commenting on the cases, Dr. William S. Kaden '56 said at the time. "It was a bit more than too much to drink. I mean, one can die of too much alcohol consumption...