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JAVIT'S PERSISTENCE in the race turns the classic liberal-consecutive confrontation between Holtzman and D'Amato into a confusing parlay of labels designed to obfuscate the issues. Javits tries to represent himself as the moderate between two extremists; D'Amato sees himself as moderate in contrast to two wild-eyes liberals; Holtzman calls herself the only "genuine" liberal...
Remember when the Yankees replaced combative manager Billy Martin with easygoing Dick Howser? Well, the Father's Six bar is undergoing a similar facelift this fall, as its management hopes to parlay its new name--The Bow and Arrow Pub--and different decor into larger, more peaceful crowds for the establishment...
...first won a gold medal in 1968 in the 800 meters, smiled just as broadly as she qualified last week for her fourth Olympics. Sherri Howard, 18-who finished first in the 400 meters while her younger sister Denean, 15, finished third-was elated with the family parlay. They became the first sisters ever qualified to represent the U.S. in the same Olympic event. Observed Sherri: "We've got a long life ahead of us. But the boycott has taken the edge off some of the top sprinters who were there in '76. We'll be back...
...director, had modeled his entire campaign strategy on the one followed by Jimmy Carter in 1976. He hoped to win national attention in Iowa, as he certainly did, ride the sudden burst of publicity into upset victories or at least strong showings in the early pri maries, and then parlay those triumphs into the nomination...
McKay himself is a rich Bostonian of refined sensibility, great kindness and few brains. Because bees tend to start new swarms if the old queen is removed, and can do so up to four times a season, McKay figures he can parlay the ten hives he is taking to Kansas into 10,240 hives in five years. Each hive can "cheerfully" produce 80 to 100 lbs. of honey a year. This he will ship east in summer for sale. The music boxes will take up the trading slack in winter...