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...political life. A former environmental lawyer and avid surfer, Hedgecock was elected in May 1983 to complete the term of Republican Pete Wilson, who had left for the U.S. Senate. In 16 months Hedgecock formed a broad-based political coalition in a traditionally conservative city, and was considered a shoo-in for election to a full four-year term this November. But last week a county grand jury returned a 15-count felony indictment against the mayor and three of his closest political backers...
Divorced from Marathoner Ron Tabb since 1982, Decker has wrapped herself in the huge protective arms of British Discus Thrower Richard Slaney, who helps shoo away intruders, roughly everyone. She has become a private athlete. If Carl Lewis would be king of the Games, Decker means to be queen. Both have resisted staying in the Village among the commoners, but the U.S. Olympic Committee has insisted, and the two are expected to check in at least...
MASSACHUSETTS. Democratic Senator Paul Tsongas looked like a shoo-in for reelection. But along with Tower, Tsongas became one of four Senators (two Democrats and two Republicans) who have announced they will not seek reelection. Seven Democrats are scrambling to succeed him. Congressman James Shannon, an ally of House Speaker Tip O'Neill, is probably closest philosophically to the neo-liberal Tsongas. Congressman Edward Markey has based his reputation on passionate support of a nuclear freeze and little else. When it seemed he was alienating his liberal constituency by opposing abortion rights, Markey shifted his stand on the issue...
...haired factory workers, seemed to fall head over heels for the concept of Gary Hart. For a year he had been one more dark horse in a forgettable pack of dark horses, a sleek but uninspiring Senator from Colorado. His campaign of "new ideas" went nowhere. Walter Mondale, the shoo-in, treated him like an earnest graduate assistant...
...scoring book in double digits Saturday night. Arne Duncan with 15. Carrabino with 28, Bob Ferry with 10 and Webster with 18...When final individual free throw stats are released later this week. Carrabino should probably finish second in the nation and Ferry third...Carrabino's almost a shoo-in for All-Ivy first team honors and a leading candidate for Ivy Player of the Year...In the second half alone, Carrabino grabbed 13 rebounds, a career high, but it was Ferry who came down with most of the clutch grabs off the boards...