Word: wimpyness
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A friend of mine never ceases to be amazed when she hears Elvis Costello sing because "how could such good music come from such a wimpy-looking guy?" You too can go ponder that question at the Orpheum tonight at 7:30, because "The Other Elvis" will be there playing...
He's the guy whom all the wimpy House football defensive backs try to emulate. He's the fella that sticks his head and most of his body in to bring down the 6 ft., 3 in., 210 lb. running back who's made his way past the beef trust...
With his rimless glasses, thinning gray hair and predilection for white belts and shoes, Winpisinger hardly looks the part of a radical labor leader; nor do his background and hobbies fit the image of a firebrand. The son of a Cleveland printer, Wimpy started as a diesel mechanic, slowly worked...
Legislatively, Winpisinger would have the AFL-CIO lobby for broad social goals, like national health insurance, rather than concentrate on parochial measures like the common-situs picketing bill. He also would blunt Meany's hard anti-Communist line in foreign policy. Further Winpisinger wants to start a drive to...
Winpisinger also would take a softer line on defense. Though the matter is somewhat academic after President Carter's decision last week, Winpisinger's own union is on record as favoring the B-l bomber. But, he says, "personally and morally I'm absolutely opposed to the...