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From the populous Gold Coast to the rural panhandle, Florida Democrats these days are flushed with a premature case of presidential campaign fever. The cause is the round of caucuses on Oct. 13 at which Democrats will choose 878 delegates to a convention on Nov. 16-18 in St. Petersburg. There they will be joined by 839 other delegates, including party officials and officeholders, and cast a straw vote on their preference for the Democratic presidential nominee in 1980. It is one of the quirkier contests in the history of American politics, since it has a theoretical significance rating...
...inflation in the U.S. but also gives OPEC an excuse to push petroleum costs still higher, because oil prices are set in dollars. As the latest run on the dollar continued to lose momentum, officials in Bonn and Washington recalled that in the battle of the buck the next round of speculation has always come more quickly and been more ferocious than the last...
When it looks like some National Guardsmen are about to leave, demonstrators gather 'round in their affinity groups and huddle conspiratorially, if only to divide candy bars or discuss old times. Sometimes everyone will put on gas masks to heighten the drama. A group often, singing "Zippity Doo Da," head off into the marsh towards the fence. About 20 policemen with Mace and clubs gravitate toward the protesters who are knee-deep in water and muck. They stop about 20 yards from the police, link arms, then they turn around, face their comrades on the railroad tracks, and start dancing...
Felske also got strong performances and scoring from co-captain Meg Meyer, who made it to the finals in the second singles draw before falling to B.U.'s Janet Sleoper, 6-2, 6-4, and Martha Roberts, who was upset in the first round of the third singles, but came back to win the consolation...
...future for Harvard tennis as he captured first place in the "C" division, beating Tiger and top seed John Lowe in the semis and Lowe's teammate, Flip Ruben, in the finals, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2. Ruben previously had beaten Harvard sophomore Alex Seaver in the first round...