Word: perlis
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...union will demand a cost-of-living increase of more than 8 per cent, John A. Polimeno, secretary-treasurer of the union, said yesterday...
...Harvard students are watching, it means everyone is watching," she said. "It the future leaders of America are watching, what does it mean for society in the 1980s?" she added. About 20 to 20 million people--20 per cent of them males--watch soap operas in the United States, Witty said...
...Sunshine State is basking in the attention it has received. You hear a lot of talk about "perceptions," the ability to separate the real world of electoral politics from the media's coverage. Given that the vote--in terms of national convention votes produced per dollar and minute expended--means nothing, the "significance" will depend on what the media says. In 1968 and 1972, they talked about the New Hampshire primary. In 1976, they talked about the Iowa caucus. And in 1980 (note that it is still 1979), newsmen are talking about Florida. To quote President Carter: "The importance...
...those gifts. In the last week, the Carter forces, headed by Boston political consultant Jack Walsh, have launched a barrage of last-minute radio spots. A small fleet of buses has been hired to move the elderly from beach to ballot box. Carter, who won here by almost 70 per cent four years ago, is panicking--his organization has brought in political mercenaries to run the campaign and inflated the caucus war chest from...
...BEST GUESS RIGHT NOW is that Kennedy will nab between 35 and 40 per cent of the delegates selected. Even if Kennedy wins today Carter can still count on the vast majority of the officially picked representatives. But the slim Carter victory that most predict may still be "perceived" was a loss. The president's political ship is slowly sinking. Any less than a landslide in the once-secure South could spell media doom for the man from Georgia...