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INDIANA: EAGER EAGLE SCOUT...
...Republican moderate, Rhodes scholar and onetime Eagle Scout, Lugar preached fiscal conservatism, strong national defense, tax cuts for individuals and business. He was so confident of victory that he spent the day before the election teaching at Indiana Central University, where he is a visiting professor of political science. The subjects of his courses: government and ethics...
...what were Mitts' options? He could hang on with the varisty, go to the practices (which he did once a week), play in the J.V. games and then warm the bench on Saturday. Except that at the practices, he would have to play on the "scout" teams and be a bagholder for the first-and second-stringers, a job he terms "depressing. It seems you can get cheerleaders to do that...
...staff phoned to recruit Boston Red Sox Slugger Carl Yastrzemski, however, their pitch went awry. Yaz said he was pretty busy with the Massachusetts campaign of Thomas ("Tip") O'Neill, a leading candidate for Speaker of the House. "Is he a Republican or a Democrat?" asked the Carter scout in Atlanta. "Democrat," replied an incredulous Yaz. "Well, tell him he'd better get on the Carter bandwagon," said the staffer. "In Boston," snapped Yastrzemski, "we think Carter better get on the O'Neill bandwagon...
...their best to duplicate the celebrity recipes on their own stoves. Diners concluded that some magic must have been lost in the translation. Nonetheless, given the apparent eagerness of notables to display their culinary prowess, celebrity cook-offs could become the biggest thing in fund raising since Girl Scout cookies...