Word: quicked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that Mondale had been disappointed in Ferraro when the two had talked. Mondale called Ferraro the next day to tell her that the story was untrue. Ferraro did not seem reassured by the call, which had almost come too late. Says her husband John: "Gerri was losing interest real quick." Ferraro had not blamed Mondale for the newspaper story, but noted, "Obviously, somebody does not like...
Ferraro, between her talk with Mondale and her speech, got in two quick calls. Her 18-year-old daughter, Laura, picked up the phone at the family home in Queens and said simply, "Well?" Ferraro: "It's yes." Laura: "Are you sure it's not 'maybe'? Are you sure it's not 'possibly'?" "It's definite," replied Ferraro. Laura screamed to her father, "Yes!" Then Ferraro called her mother Antonetta, 79, and told her to stop worrying about living alone in New York and "shift your prayers somewhere else." Said Antonetta: "I think I'm so excited, I'm going...
...case, the immediate reaction to the announcement of Ferraro's selection was quick, voluminous and largely favorable. Even before the candidates spoke in St. Paul, Mondale's aides were polling Democratic convention delegates and party contributors; after the announcement, calls streamed in from state and party leaders all over the country. The response startled Mondale's assistants. Said one: "The men who participated in this decision, including Mondale, had no idea how popular it would...
Increasingly, buyers are looking for cars that combine styling and performance. Despite the 55-m.p.h. speed limit, they want quick, highly maneuverable vehicles. General Motors' Pontiac division, which had expected to sell 65,000 of its agile, two-seat Fiero (base sticker price: $8,310) this year, now says sales will top 100,000. Momentum is also building for the $15,500 turbo-powered Chrysler Laser and Dodge Daytona, which have a claimed top speed of 125 m.p.h. In California, one of the strongest sellers is the Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta, a luxury sports car. Loaded with options such...
...advertising. The average 36-to 40-page issue of USA Today is about 20% ads, considerably below the 55% to 60% figure of most metropolitan dailies. It sells only national ads and so competes primarily with magazines. Unlike weeklies or monthlies, however, the paper bills itself as "a quick read" and thus is not often kept around the house or passed along to other readers. More over, despite Gannett-sponsored research that shows USA Today has an affluent, educated audience, space buyers remain skeptical. Says Marcella Rosen of NW Ayer: "The situation is a little amorphous. There is some question...