Word: populars
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Whoever wins will look much shorter on experience than the popular Case, who has been endorsed by Gerald Ford and Henry Kissinger. Case is opposed in the G.O.P. primary by Jeffrey Bell, a former aide to Ronald Reagan. Bell warns against "bracket creep" (putting taxpayers in a higher income tax bracket because of inflation) and backs a House bill calling for a 30% general cut in income tax rates. At the moment, Bradley is a slight favorite over Leone, and Case a heavy favorite not only next week but in November as well...
...polls so far is Roger Jepsen, 49, a former state senator and two-term Lieutenant Governor who campaigns as "the right Republican." He is opposed to abortion, gun control and the Panama Canal treaties. Carrying the G.O.P. banner of moderation is Maurice Van Nostrand, 53, an ally of popular Governor Robert Ray. Van Nostrand says that a Jepsen-Clark contest would lead to a Republican defeat of Goldwater proportions...
...strain. He brought the capability and attitude and knowledge and experience to heal our wounds. The entire nation is indebted to him. He is a man who is beloved and appreciated, and no one appreciates him more than I do." As for Betty, Jimmy called her "probably the most popular person in the country" and applauded her for her "courage and complete candor." Given the former First Lady's determined struggle to overcome drug and alcohol dependency, Jimmy's words seemed to be right on target...
...cope with what appears increasingly to be a strong Soviet-Cuban political campaign in black Africa. Three years ago, the Cubans helped the Marxist faction of President Agostinho Neto win a civil war in Angola against two other nationalist groups. The Cubans stayed on to shore up Neto's Popular Movement government and to carry on the fighting against the pesky UNITA guerrillas of Jonas Savimbi in the southern part of the country. Last year the Cubans moved into Ethiopia in a big way. Reinforced by huge supplies of Soviet equipment, they helped the unstable Marxist junta in Addis Ababa...
...have never been secret: he wanted to acquire the oil-rich enclave of Cabinda--which is separated from Angola by the Congo River--along with whatever else he could grab. When the Portuguese agreed to leave Angola, Zairean and South African troops joined local groups to fight the Movimento Popular de Liberacion d'Angola (MPLA), which had established itself as the best-organized and most popular nationalist movement. In this "Second War of Independence," (the first was against Portugal), Zairean troops invaded Angola in support of the FNLA, headed by Mobutu's brother-in-law Holden Roberto--obviously Mobutu...