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...attitudes of the Episcopalians and Methodists. Under pressure from their Anglo-Catholic wing, the Episcopalians might well refuse to give Consultation delegates the power to negotiate a union plan. Methodist commitment to the union could collapse on many issues, such as whether bishops would have the power to appoint pastors. At Dallas, Methodist delegates acknowledged the justice of such fears but pointed out that, as the largest church involved, Methodism has most to lose from the union...
...fate of Romney's Presidential bid, then, depends heavily on what happens to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the death this week of Senator Pat McNamara. Romney will probably appoint the already hand-picked Republican candidate, Congressman Robert Griffin. The fiercely contested Democratic primary between ex-Governor G. Mennen Williams and Mayor Cavanagh will probably help Griffin, and both Democratic candidates will have serious electoral weaknesses. Romney will certainly be out campaigning hard this fall to keep Griffin in the Senate--and to put a public relations man in the White House...
...predominantly feminine voice, since American women buy an estimated 75% of all goods and services. Thus it was a characteristically canny decision on Lyndon Johnson's part not only to decree the new post of Special Presidential Assistant on Consumer Affairs in January 1964 but also to appoint a woman as the first holder of that office. Her name is Mrs. Esther Peterson, and if gimmickry, guff and guile are ever banished from the Eldorado that U.S. industry has created for the shopper, Esther may well go down in history as St. Peterson...
...then both factions may decide that a Humphrey-Kennedy ticket is preferable to another Humphrey-Kennedy duel. And if Humphrey should succeed to the White House between elections, as eight Vice Presidents have done before him, the presidential-succession amendment (already ratified by 28 states) would empower him to appoint his own Vice President. His choice might well be a Kennedy...
...Foley Jr., who is usually critical of the Mayor's proposals, bluntly stated his opinion of the report yesterday: "It's just another power grab by Collins." "The fact that the proposal allows commission members to serve on other agencies at the same time probably means that Collins will appoint (BBA administrator Edward) Logue or officials who owe him allegiance for other jobs to it," he said...