Word: romneys
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Though Detroit's popular, dynamic mayor, Jerome Cavanagh, has not yet announced his candidacy, he is eager for higher office. Michigan's Democratic machine, which favors Old-timer Williams for the Senate race, has tried to persuade Cavanagh, 37, to run instead for the governorship against George Romney, the Republican incumbent. Jerry might well face a financial problem if he opposes Soapy. Williams could probably count on the money support of the state's Democratic organization and, as heir to a toiletries fortune, is personally wealthy. Cavanagh has scant private means. Nevertheless, the mayor bases his hopes...
...past. Five years ago, when recession-affected Americans turned to compact cars, the company's Rambler was first and foremost in the domestic compact market, almost became king of the road. Just to meet the demand and get the car into customers' hands, A.M.C. President George Romney-now Governor of Michigan-permitted archaic and costly work practices to continue. A.M.C. executives now complain, with hindsight, that Romney paid lavish dividends to stockholders and perhaps too conscientiously used earnings to take the company completely out of debt. Antiquated multilevel plants in Kenosha, Wis., and Milwaukee were not replaced...
...After the convention, he lent his name-and one of his key aides-to the Goldwater campaign. And when Lyndon Johnson came campaigning, Hatfield greeted him warmly and presented him with a basket of L.B.J. buttons. At the Governors' conference last July, Hatfield and Michigan's George Romney cast the only votes against a resolution supporting Johnson's Viet Nam policy...
...which should go a long way to prove that Romney, who has been accused of not being 100% Republican, at least has Republicans in his own state 100% behind...
...lopsided that the Democrats needed only one Republican defector in each body to give them the necessary two-thirds majority. On the veterans bill in particular, the Democrats saw clear sailing, since 28 G.O.P. house members had voted for the original measure. But they reckoned without Romney's powers of persuasion. At the one-day special session, despite three hours of floor wrangling and a gallery packed with shouting supporters of the bill, house Democrats failed to win even one Republican. Senate Democrats fared no better, failed to roll back Romney's veto on the school and rent...