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...Democrat. For once, the most oft-used adjective about a candidate is the most accurate: patrician. Courteous and deferential, he wears his down-home credentials as discreetly as the LMB monograms that dot the breast pockets of his fine cotton shirts. As a campaigner, he is like a good tire: durable, road-tested, puncture-proof. But no one would ever describe him as electrifying: he often seems to be moving and speaking in slow motion. Unlike many men in public life, he looks his age, a weathered 67. His sense of humor is as dry as a prairie breeze...
...competition also produced some memorable moments. In the 1-km time trial, Soviet Alexander Kirichenko clinched a gold medal even though his rear tire began to deflate during his final lap. In the 100-km time trial, an East German team that had trouble breaking two hours in training clocked 1:57.47 to take the gold. In the qualification round of the 4,000-meter pursuit, Australia set a new world record of 4 min. 16.32 sec., only to see the Soviets break it again...
...Your Script Is Showing. The first half of the debate is apt to be as overchoreographed as a Las Vegas floor show. But as the candidates tire, their game plans will begin to unravel. "The human nature of the candidates means that they can't hold a script in their minds for more than half an hour," explains Communications Professor Kathleen Hall Jamieson, co-author of Presidential Debates. "The problem is that viewers tend to get inattentive at just the point that the debate gets revealing." Award 1 point for each answer that makes sense in the first half-hour...
...decision of those Democrats who voted for Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984 will be crucial nationally. Texas has as many of these so-called Reagan Democrats as any other state, and like the electorate at large, they seem to be torn. For Tommy Rushing, pausing after changing a tire in his Lufkin garage, the economic issue is paramount. Says he: "I'm going to have to go with Dukakis. The Republicans don't have anything to show." About 150 miles to the west in the farm town of Hillsboro, Haberdasher James Scott is equally determined in his decision...
Their longest-suffering fan, a hearty, hatchet-faced former tire dealer named Harry Grossman, 91, pushed the electric button. "Let there be light," he proclaimed in a biblical voice. The Cubs' holiest relics, Ernie Banks and Billy Williams, threw out first balls. Chicago's most sentimental pitcher, Rick Sutcliffe, took the mound. "It's like sunshine and Wrigley are saying goodbye to each other," he thought, though only eight night games are scheduled this season and just 18 a year for the calculable future. Looking hard at the Phillies' leadoff man, Phil Bradley, and straight into a light show...