Word: swings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Still, Solano's late entry into the race and his loner position in a field of familiar names make it doubtful that he can pick up the support necessary to swing election. Like most other unendorsed candidates, his campaign probably has less of a chance than a snowball in the Central Kitchen...
...some extent, I favor [the tension]. I think the balance swung too far toward Executive authority in the '60s. But there is a danger that it may swing too far toward congressional authority in the '70s. And this will tend to paralyze foreign policy...
Secret Yen. But the military is only one of Pike's many interests. Says an official biographical memo he wrote about himself: "He can fly a plane, navigate a boat, play a piano (or a ukulele) . . . swing an ax, sing a song . . ." The son of a Republican Long Island banker, Pike grew to admire Franklin Roosevelt during the New Deal and joined the Democratic Party at 21. A Princeton graduate who finished Columbia Law School in 1948, Pike was first elected to Congress from his conservative Long Island district in 1960 ("I've always been surrounded on three...
...federal campaign spending reform law, which its critics claim restricts the right of free political activity. There is special congressional language in that law directing an early Supreme Court determination. So the Justices may feel they have to resolve it, even if Douglas' is the swing vote. Of course, should five or more Justices other than Douglas agree, that and any other case can be decided normally...
...heir apparent already looms large in the person of Dave Parker; the 6-ft. 5-in., 225-lb. crusher paces the team in home runs and RBis. The players often on base when Stargell and Parker come to bat are Manny Sanguillen and Rennie Stennett. Sanguillen tends to swing at everything-and rarely misses. Stennett tied a major league record recently with seven straight hits in the 22-0 demolition of the Chicago Cubs...