Word: sheratons
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...smoky and sweltering in the high-ceilinged Pennsylvania Room at the Sheraton Hotel on John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Philadelphia. Some 300 Democrats have paid $250 each to attend a fund-raising reception, but instead of bunching around the bar and the hors d'oeuvres table, they are jostling for position at the door, waiting for the main attraction. "I do hope I can just see him," an elderly woman gushes...
...hour later, showered and changed into a fresh dark-blue suit and white shirt, Kennedy is on the podium in the Sheraton's grand ballroom. He has been working on his address until the last moment, and sometimes he stumbles over the notes in the margins, but he is one of the most effective stump speakers in the country, and his vigorous attack on Jimmy Carter comes through loud and clear. Though he does not mention the President by name, the words leader and leadership keep recurring, 17 times in all. This is Ted Kennedy's main theme, tonight...
...Hyannis, Mass. Sheraton last Saturday, over 300 Republican activists took part in a little-known party caucus and Rep. Phillip M. Crane (R-Ill.) came out on top with 164 votes. The nearest challenger Ronald Reagan received 36 while George Bush took 27, John Connally 24 and Baker 16. Anne Crickshank, a state Republican committee member said Crane's appearance at the Hyannis caucus "definitely helped" him gain the overwhelming majority. Baker, unannounced at the time, did not attend the day-long event...
...office at 20 Garden St. across from the Sheraton Commander is packed with great works of literature, especially 18th century novels...
...repetition of last year's squabble, when big companies preferred a corporate tax cut rather than a reduction in capital gains taxes. The plan for faster depreciation has quickly won the backing of business lobbyists, who get together for breakfast every two weeks at Washington's sedate Sheraton-Carlton...