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...faint possibility that Christmas buying will spark a business revival is about the last reason that Carter's advisers see for hesitating on a tax cut. Indeed some, including his chief economic adviser, Lawrence R. Klein, urged Carter to call for a reduction late in his campaign. Others successfully opposed the idea on two grounds: 1) such a plea might look like an attempt to buy votes and backfire politically; 2) it seemed possible at the time that federal spending, which fell $11 billion below target levels in the first nine months of 1976, might surge about that much...
...Rancher Malcolm Wallop over Three-Term Veteran Gale McGee in Wyoming, Tax Lawyer Orrin Hatch over Frank Moss in Utah and former Navy Secretary John Chafee over Richard Lorber in Rhode Island. Among the Democrats who gained Republican seats: Tucson Attorney Dennis DeConcmi over Sam Steiger in Arizona, Congressman Spark Matsunaga over former Governor William Quinn in Hawaii, Congressman Paul Sarbanes over Incumbent Glenn Beall in Maryland and Omaha Mayor Edward Zorinsky over John McCollister in Nebraska. Some of the most intriguing races that produced new faces...
...brilliant German engineer who died in 1913, the engine, in its various types, burns almost any hydrocarbon: alcohol blends, benzene, kerosene, even lightweight heating oil. Rudolf Diesel himself fueled an early experimental model with powdered coal. Another advantage: diesels do away with the gasoline engine's frequently troublesome spark ignition system. Diesel fuel is injected into the cylinders and made to explode by compression...
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...Mexico; some are ready to perform on the concert stage while others are superb athletes. What unites them are the values--or at least the judgments--of our selectors: each student must be able to pursue a demanding course of academic studies, and possess a special talent or spark--ranging from something as vague as "leadership qualities" to something as concrete as mathematical ability...