Word: ticket
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...element" that might descend upon the town. Foxboro officials were accused of racism, namely trying to keep out black teens who might travel from nearby Boston for the concert, a charge that the officials heatedly denied. Meanwhile, the tour's promoters were being criticized for the way a ticket lottery was being handled. Jackson concert tickets, priced at $30 apiece, must be bought in blocks of four, and the money paid in advance. If the tickets have not arrived by two days before the concert, the fans are to assume they have not won admission. Refunds will be made...
While it is true that some drivers tend to run bicyclists off the road, by and large the bikers are far more reckless. If the only victims of reckless bikers were themselves, it wouldn't be an issue. Rather, asking the police to enforce traffic laws and ticket bicyclists who drive recklessly is not asking them to protect people only from themselves...
...sense, it would discard the presidential contenders it now has and run a woman for that office. Once nominated, she could placate the few conservatives left in the Democratic camp by naming Walter Mondale, Gary Hart or Jesse Jackson as her vice-presidential running mate. Such an unorthodox ticket would probably stand no less chance than the one that is now being considered...
...having trouble adjusting to his apparent status as an also-ran, would take (or be offered) the No. 2 spot. His aides said it was unlikely he would submit to an interview process that smacked of supplication, but they were split on whether he ought to join the ticket if asked. Advisers Patrick Caddell, Kathy Bushkin and John McEvoy contend that Hart's future would best be served by becoming Mondale's partner in their party's challenge to Ronald Reagan, even if the effort fails. Oliver Henkel, Frank Mankiewicz and Jack Quinn still foresee the possibility...
According to a new Gallup poll, 59% of Democrats want a Mondale-Hart ticket, compared with only 27% who prefer Mondale with an other running mate. The same poll was bad news for the Hart advisers who still hope to draw delegates away from Mondale by arguing that the Senator would run a stronger race against Reagan. It showed the President ahead of Mondale, 53% to 44%, and leading Hart by virtually the same margin...