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...striking confirmation of the old adage, Udall was soon joined in his pro-issues crusade by strange bedfellow Scoop Jackson. In fact, virtually the entire Democratic establishment united on the "issues issue" condemning Carter either as an opportunistic crowd-pleaser who possessed no convictions regarding the particular issues raised by his competitors, or as a cunning political operator who cynically and deliberately obscured his stands so as not to alienate potential supporters...
...Sports in Minsk was up to five hours a day and her weight was down 7 lbs. (to 103), thanks to a fresh fruit and vegetable diet. Turishcheva has never looked more determined. Says she: "Nothing matters but first place in Montreal." She may not be the crowd pleaser her two prime competitors are, but she has an attribute that always impresses athletes: she wins...
...contrast, West Germany's Rosi Mittermaier, 25, was irrepressibly herself, a born crowd pleaser with her infectious smile and constant giggles. In her first race, the downhill, she was expected to win nothing but came in at lightning speed for her first victory ever in a downhill. Three days later, in the slalom, she cut around the gate with surgical precision on courses so icy that only 19 of 42 starters finished both runs. Said Mittermaier: "I thought the tracks were just beautiful." After the race, she needed an escort of 20 policemen to get her through the crowd...
...named because he's so long and thin, is a superb guitarist who plays all kinds of folk and acoustic blues. He's a local boy who got his start here and has been away of late. It should be a good show; Spider John is a real crowd-pleaser. Through Sunday...
Bill Carey has become a crowd-pleaser, and Saturday night in the IAB he showed some of the reasons why. Carey, a 6-ft. 5-in. sophomore forward, dropped in 13 points, pulled down 10 rebounds and sparked the Crimson five to a 59-53 win over Yale...