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...private bill for Mrs. Camilla Hester of Foley, Ala. She is a widow who has been unjustly denied a federal pension because of legal complexities. The bill contained a couple of quirks that would establish bad pension precedents. The President felt compelled to reject it with his 61st veto. Mrs. Hester, who has been leaning toward Ford in this campaign, allowed as how she was "disappointed." She seemed understanding. But who knows how Mrs. Hester and her family will vote...
...Place the following in chronological order: A) French student worker revolt. B) Nixon's "last Press Conference." C) New York Mets World Series victory. D) Supreme Court ruling outlawing prayer in public schools. E) In the Heat of the Night. F) Roger Maris's 61st home run. G) Ralph Nader's Unsafe at Any Speed. H) Miniskirts. I) The Pill. J) Medicare...
Addressing the Watergate jury last week, Defense Lawyer William Prates virtually conceded that the best hope for his client, John Ehrlichman, was that one or two jurors might hold out for acquittal and thereby produce a hung jury. As the arguments finally ended on the trial's 61st day and the panel awaited only Federal Judge John J. Sirica's instructions, the Government had drawn its case tightly around each of the five defendants. So effective had been the final summation by Chief Prosecutor James Neal that Prates warned the jury against being swayed "by the silver tongue...
...weekly reading for 150,000 high school students, thanks to the TIME Education Program. These students receive TIME at reduced rates, and their teachers are provided with monthly study guides, news quizzes and other materials. For a free copy of the annual quiz, write to TIME Test, 211 West 61st Street, New York...
...efforts, the gritty good humor of President Nixon at his 61st birthday party was belied by his appearance. His complexion was pallid, and he looked haggard and weary. Clearly, the two weeks already spent in San Clemente had not, as hoped, begun to refresh his spirits or restore his vigor. The evidence of the President's weariness came as a particular jolt to some of his staffers: they literally had not seen him since his arrival...