Word: peyser
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Falk and Arkin are thrown together when their respective children decide to marry. The newlyweds (Penny Peyser and Michael Lembeck) are upstanding graduates of Mount Holyoke and Yale; the dads are students of Groucho and Chico. Sheldon Kornpett (Arkin) is a very nervous man who delights in being "among the first dentists in New York to use the drill that spritzes water." Vince Ricardo (Falk) claims to have dreamed up the Bay of Pigs invasion. Sheldon wonders if Vince might be nuts, but Vince has proof of his most famous exploit: an autographed portrait of J.F.K. with the inscription...
...incumbent, who faces a not-too-serious primary challenge from moderate Republican Congressman Peter Peyser, is no pushover. Thoughtful and engaging, he will base his campaign on the belief that voters are fed up with Government interference in so many aspects of their lives-just what his Democratic opponents want to increase...
That may be only the start of congressional efforts to aid the farmer at the expense of other consumers and taxpayers. Says New York Republican Peter Peyser: "I think there have also been some commitments made on rice and peanuts. The next thing that is going to come up is some direct subsidies for the cattle producer...
...holiday got an earful, and their ears were burning. What in the world were they doing at home, their constituents wanted to know, when the economy needed their full attention? "There is a real irritation around here that Congress recessed," reports New York Republican Peter Peyser. "People have been coming up to me and saying, 'Why aren't you down there doing something about all this?' " An aggrieved constituent told Virginia Republican Caldwell Butler: "Any policy is better than none." Reports Ohio Republican Samuel Devine: "People tell me, 'Let's stop this bickering between...
...freshmen (or "freshpersons" as some feminists solemnly call them) enter college with firm ideas about what courses will prepare them for their chosen careers. Nearly everywhere, chemistry, biology, engineering and business administration classes are packed, while enrollments are dwindling in history, philosophy and the other liberal arts. Quips Tony Peyser, 20, a student in film making at U.C.L.A.: "English is the best prerequisite for unemployment." Black-studies courses are being cut back at some campuses because most black students prefer majors that lead directly to a career...