Word: ticket
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...fact, the issues, circumstances and personalities could all change beyond recognition by 1972. It is even conceivable that by then both factions may decide that a Humphrey-Kennedy ticket is preferable to another Humphrey-Kennedy duel. And if Humphrey should succeed to the White House between elections, as eight Vice Presidents have done before him, the presidential-succession amendment (already ratified by 28 states) would empower him to appoint his own Vice President. His choice might well be a Kennedy...
...estimated that Kennedy controls over 800 votes at the Democratic preprimary convention; if he were to use these votes and his well-known fund-raising ability wisely, he could, like Governor Dever before him, insure that the Democratic party goes into every election united behind its strongest possible ticket. And yet, whether from fear that his image will be damaged or that some of his supporters will leave him, he has refused to mix in state politics. His party has suffered as a result...
...decline began in the '20s. Forty years ago there were more than 70 theaters on Broadway and about 250 plays were presented every season. Now there are only 30 theaters and in an average season fewer than 60 openings. Over the same period, costs have bloated until a hit ticket is worth up to $50 in the scalping shops, and Broadway has become an economic jungle where the crocodiles eat the bluebirds. On the other hand, a good play can still keep the seats warm for a couple of years-but where are the good plays? Good musicals come along...
Supports Democratic Ticket...
Turning to Texas politics, Yarborough said he would support the straight Democratic ticket in this year's election as he had in the past but added that he had "supported bitterly distasteful candidates before." He characterized Governor John Conally, Republican Senator John Tower, and Attorney General Waggoner Carr as "a biological miracle: political triplets...