Word: tomming
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Evans came to Shadwell's campaign after a year and a half at the University of Virginia Law School and about a year spent working on George McGovern's campaign. Tom Jeff is portrayed as a politician who is honest to a fault, and as sincere and concerned about the plight of "his people" as Jesus himself. Epps describes the campaign stop that Shadwell makes at a small-town general store...
...That, and the worsening election day prospects, take their toll on Evans. His enthusiasm flags, Shadwell's standing in the polls drops as his opponent launches a vicious attack based mainly on an antibusing theme, and not even a desperate series of rallies in the last week can save Tom Jeff...
...possibility of pennant contention. The fracas that ensued among the local hacks was almost as intense as the dissension within the team. The Post called for the board of directors to dump Grant and manager Joe Frazier; Dick Young in the News said Grant should get rid of Tom Seaver, Jon Matlack, Dave Kingman and the rest of the "crybabies." Venerable Red Smith of the Times thought this indictment of Seaver, a three-time Cy Young award winner, a bit harsh; Young responded by referring to Smith as a sportswriter past his prime...
...František Tomášek, 77, the church's chief administrator in Czechoslovakia since 1969. Tomášek was made a cardinal in secret a year ago, but relations with the Communist regime have remained so poor that the Vatican decided that revealing the appointment would do no harm and might give oppressed Czech believers a focus for unity...
...never be a fat cat. I'll always do constructive things." He feels not the slightest twinge of guilt about making more money than the President. "When people ask me that," he says, paraphrasing a famed riposte by Babe Ruth, "my answer is: 'Can the President hit Tom Seaver...