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Observers now predict that Carney and the third candidate in the race, conservative Republican Ralph Perk, who lost to Stokes in 1969 by 3,500 votes, will split the white vote. Thus, if Pinkney can win between 90% and 95% of the black voters-as Stokes predicts-he is a virtual shoo-in. In that case, the real winner will be Carl Stokes...
Once the spacecraft was inserted into lunar orbit, the taciturn threesome began to perk up. Gazing at the bleak moonscape, Scott compared it to a great desert. "This is absolutely mind-boggling," he said. The scenery was apparently even more mind-boggling after the spacecraft descended to a lower orbit of only ten by 67 miles. Crossing over the towering Apennines, Scott said: "Why, it's just unreal ... the mountains jut out of the 'ocean.' They appear smooth and rounded. There aren't any jagged peaks that...
...shooting stops; free elections, supervised by a commission including both Saigon and N.L.F. members; guarantees of freedom of speech, press and assembly; the release of all prisoners. The unusual alliance of lawmakers argued that the U.S. would have nothing to lose by making a positive gesture that could conceivably perk up the talks...
Finally, Huntington lists additional means whereby the U. S. can ensure the outcome it desires. Among these are support of populist non-communist leaders that undercut NLF support (Peron and Rojas Pinilla are cited as examples), U. S. control over national media, and the use of bribes and "perk-barrel" projects...
...with the New York Yankees, the Seattle Pilots and the Astros, tells all. As serialized in Look, the insider's view of the national pastime is the hottest thing to hit the clubhouse since "greenies," the pep pills that Bouton says are used by half the players to perk up their game. Several big-leaguers needed more than greenies to keep from turning red when asked about the book. St. Louis Cardinal Pitcher Bob Gibson: "He stabbed his friends in the back for money." Astro First Baseman Joe Pepitone: "Why didn't he write that...