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...broaden its base and confer on the office the kind of prestige that he enjoys in his own right, De Gaulle last October sought and won the nation's support for his proposal that future heads of state be chosen by popular vote rather than by an electoral college of 81,000 local dignitaries. Balking at what his foes called a return to "personal rule" and "enlightened Bonapartism," the Assembly swiftly reacted by toppling Premier Georges Pompidou's government; De Gaulle retaliated by dissolving the Assembly, and intensified his crusade to annihilate the "rival and warring parties...
...fight. Lesage sat the election out; 26 Quebec seats that might have tipped the national balance to the Liberals went to the funny-money Social Credit party of a demagogic auto dealer named Real Caouette. On the strength of his present popularity. Quebec's Lesage is expected to broaden his sights to include all of Canada...
...what he called "the two-leg theory," insisted that A.K.U. must find another major product in addition to rayon. As he pushed the company pellmell into the manufacture of nylon, cellophane, viscose sponges, cable and insulation, Meynen's two-leg theory evolved into a "many legs" theory. To broaden its technical knowledge, A.K.U. set up joint ventures with Pittsburgh Plate Glass (fiber glass), B. F. Goodrich (synthetic rubber) and Amoco Chemicals (raw material for polyester fibers). Special "flying squads" of technicians were set up to bring to the aid of troubled affiliates the best of the mother company...
...contest in angry argument were forced upon it." he said, "no Administration could shrink from response, and history does not suggest that American Presidents are totally without resources in an engagement forced upon them because of hostility in one sector of the society." Such talk served only to broaden the gulf between the President and "them."' And that certainly was not what he intended. For a basic point of his speech was that all segments of the nation's society must now work together in the interest of economic progress. With the economy moving at a pace that...
...outgoing executives. Said Browder of Caroline who was moved up to co-editorials . "She made a very excellent impression on the board." Said Miss Dow: them what they wanted to hear." Miss Dow also said yesterday she had told the board that the students on the paper planned to broaden their coverage anyway...