Word: rubs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...because he did not try hard for a victory on Wallace's own turf. In fact Carter staffers viewed the defeat as sowing long-term benefits. Explained one of them: "I'm glad we didn't do any better. I didn't want us to rub Wallace's nose in the dirt. We may need him at the convention." Wallace insisted that he will not help Carter get the nomination, but if he wins it, "I could support Mr. Carter...
...Eleanor transformation required extensive background study. Heckart listened to old broadcasts by the First Lady, spent three days at the family's Hyde Park home and read more than two dozen books on her subject. "I wish that a great deal of her graciousness and loveliness would rub off on me," says Eileen. Something has. "I recently gave an autograph," she recalls, "and, my God, I signed 'Elea' before I realized what I was doing...
Wellesley was handed a rub-a-dub drubbing...
...golf team proved yesterday that Boston College's victory over them in the Greater Boston championship on Monday was not due merely to the rub of the green as they dropped a dual match to the Eagles, 394-402, at The Country Club in Brookline...
Recognizing the glamour of Grand Prix and hoping it would somehow rub off on Long Beach, city fathers and race promoters three years ago began organizing a Monaco-style race through the city streets. There were a few problems, of course. Long Beach harbors seldom entice millionaires' yachts, and the local royalty consists entirely of wax dummies aboard the Queen Mary museum. But Grand Prix supporters predicted that the challenging 2.02-mile circuit designed by former Grand Prix Winner Dan Gurney and a $265,000 prize purse would offset the deficiencies...