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...been the most demanding term in memory." Often falling behind in their work, first because of the prolonged illness and retirement of Justice William O. Douglas, then because of the complex controversy over campaign spending, the Justices spent all last week in a confused and unsuccessful attempt to adjourn for the summer. The court's ancient print shop was running overtime to keep up with the last-minute flood of opinions, estimated at 1,000 pages' worth. The pressure may in part explain generally poor reviews of the court's work. "As a whole," said the University...
...Congress is scheduled to adjourn late this week, after Premier Aleksei Kosygin discusses Russia's new economic program, which is also guaranteed to be praised by an assortment of party officials, ordinary comrades and visiting dignitaries. The strongest notes of dissent last week came from Italy's Berlinguer and from Gaston Plissonnier, leader of the French Communist delegation. Berlinguer proclaimed that his party would be willing to cooperate with widely divergent ideologies within "a pluralistic and democratic system." Next day, Plissonnier declared that France's Communists would seek "a socialism of the French sort" including "the guarantee...
...that light note there was a motion to adjourn, which passed by a voice vote...
...played drums on Bruce's first two albums) and Garry Tallent (now bass guitarist for the E Street Band). They all would appear at a dive called the Upstage Club for $15 a night, work from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., then party together, play records and adjourn till the next afternoon, when they would meet on the boardwalk to check the action and talk music. For sport everyone played Monopoly, adding a few refinements that made the game more like the Jersey boardwalk they knew. There were two special cards: a Chief McCarthy card (named in honor...
Councilor Thomas W. Danehy called the accusation "smear tactics" and asked that the council adjourn until City Solicitor Edward D. McCarthy can rule on the possibility of a conflict of interest...