Word: pinkstaff
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Dates: during 1972-1972
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...Senator Edmund Muskie's most prominent advance men bear no resemblance whatsoever to fireplugs or pulling guards. They are Marsha Pinkstaff, 28, a former Miss Indiana, and Rose Economou, 25, an attractive brunette from Chicago. Instead of resorting to bulldozer tactics, they rely on friendly persuasion in their dealings with crustaceous pols. If Muskie's appearances in New Hampshire and Florida are any indication, the young women's methods are highly effective...
Winsome as they may be, the women are anything but window dressing. Each usually works a 7 a.m.-to-10 p.m. day, living solely on savings and expenses. Each was given serious responsibility right at the start. It fell to Pinkstaff to organize the Jan. 7 Tampa rally round Muskie's bid in the Florida primary. She chose the landing site for the Senator's prop jet and rounded up the proper vehicles for Muskie, local officials, the press and TV camera crews. She masterminded the distribution of 14,000 invitations to the rally, then had fliers printed...
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