Word: philadelphia
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Economists have found some evidence for the politicians' bromide that people vote their pocketbooks. In one study, Robert Wescott and Miriam Goldberg of the Wharton Econometrics consulting firm in Philadelphia compared the outcomes of presidential elections from 1948 to 1980 with what was happening to real disposable income, which is the amount of money people have after taxes, adjusted for inflation. Over those years, the average annual rise in real disposable income was 3.8%. Wescott and Goldberg discovered that, coincidence or not, whenever the growth in income topped 3.8% for the twelve months before the voting, the party...
...trees; 16,732 registered poodles; 3,672 traffic lights; 46,000 acres still in cropland. Everything seems larger in Los Angeles. It is the biggest fishing port in America. It leads the U.S. in per capita sales of bottled water. The cities of Washington, Detroit, Denver, Boston, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Philadelphia and Providence combined would fit within the boundaries of the Los Angeles Unified School District...
While in London, she met a young Quaker woman from Philadelphia, Lucretia Mott, who had also been barred from the slavery convention. The two of them talked of staging a meeting of their own some day to protest discrimination against women. Eight years passed; then Stanton, living in Seneca Falls, N.Y., heard that Mott was visiting near by. The two got together and decided to organize their meeting. As an agenda, Stanton boldly updated the Declaration of Independence as drafted by Thomas Jefferson. "We hold these truths to be self-evident," said the Stanton version, "that all men and women...
...vice-presidential spot, Jackson charged, was because of "threats" from "a significant number" of Jewish leaders, who were operating under the "very arrogant and contemptuous assumption" that Mondale could appease Black opinion by seeming to consider more moderate Blacks like Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley and Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode. Taunted Jackson: "You know, any Black face will do, and get the same response from the masses." He even managed to wave a red flag at the Jewish community while speaking on an entirely unrelated subject. Discussing news coverage, Jackson criticized the White press for "Aryan arrogance," using...
...system for buying tickets will be determined by local stadium owners. It will go into effect, at the latest, by the time tickets for the early-August New York City engagement go on sale.) Sullivan also confirmed concert dates in ten additional cities, including Detroit, Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Ticket sales there, as well as the commercial longevity of Victory, will determine whether the public has turned its back on the Jacksons or whether Michael, with the help of some fast business footwork and some dazzling family showmanship, has managed to turn them around again...