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Oddly, Carter's economic views have never received the attention they deserve−mostly, no doubt, because until very recently the campaign spotlight focused on delegate counts. Also, Carter has voiced his ideas in a characteristically bland tone: no purple rhetoric, no sweeping simplifications, no attempt to jam complex proposals into catchy headlines. That low-key approach so far has defused possible controversy even over some striking proposals. For example, Carter advocates taxing capital gains, such as profits on the sale of stock or real estate, as heavily as income from wages and salaries (capital gains now are usually...
...part. Carter has a comfortable period of several weeks to consider Jackson and the growing list of names, many of which Carter knows far too little about-and, in some cases, too much. He is sure to keep the guessing game alive as a way to hold the spotlight until the convention. The Republicans know no such comfort: Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan are headed for a delegate battle that makes it difficult for either one to consider picking a running mate without the approval of the other...
Dartmouth got three tallies against Michelson's replacement, Ken First, but couldn't get Tennis out of the spotlight. In the final quarter of his career, he had three goals and one assist. He notched eight points on the day, raising his season total to 63 and finishing ninth on the Harvard career scoring list with...
McCulloh, who for three years has been playing the role of Jim Rice to Mel Embree's Fred Lynn, finally got a little of the spotlight Saturday. Although he placed second to Embree in the high jump, McCulloh's leap of 7 ft. 2 1/8 in, entitles him to join Embree at the Olympic high jump trials this summer...
...McCann, Freddie Hubbard and Nat Adderly were little more than showcases for these artists' talents. The enthusiasm and talent of the participants often more than compensated for their teachers' flaws. But more emphasis should be placed on real learning rather than on gaining a piece of the spotlight with a famous name...