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...tenor of the Labor government deeply worried the middle classes. At first it was thought that Wilson, because of his precarious position in Parliament, would attempt to form a moderate consensus government. Instead, he appointed leading members of Labor's outspoken left wing to important Cabinet posts. Anthony (Tony) Wedgwood Benn became Minister for Industry and proposed "planning agreements" with the country's top 100 companies-a first step, many felt, toward outright nationalization. The Exchequer went to Denis Healey, who during last February's campaign pledged that he would cause "howls of anguish" from the rich...
...ideas on how to deal with the nation's troubled economy. The series of eleven meetings with representatives of various segments of the economy will culminate in a two-day National Conference on Inflation in Washington, B.C., at week's end. Chances of achieving a broad-based consensus for action are dim. The continuing gulf between White House conservatives and their critics (who do not have many imaginative ideas either) was hardly narrowed last week when Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, drew boos and hisses after telling a gathering of union leaders and representatives...
...Growing Consensus. The Supreme Court could yet rule on the question of ownership. Leon Friedman, professor of criminal law at Hofstra University, points out that if Congress were to direct a GSA custodian to take possession of the papers and tapes and Nixon challenged the move, the question would then go to the courts. No matter who is given title, there may still be disputes over access to the material. If the Government is declared the owner, Ford could prevent the release of any materials not subpoenaed. Should Nixon be granted ownership, he could try to deny access by claiming...
...there were strong differences about what Administration policy should be, especially in regard to wage-price controls. There were also surprisingly broad areas of agreement. The experts generally believed that under present conditions prospects for prices and growth are dismal, but not yet desperate. There also was a near consensus that the Government must ease its tight rein on credit if the U.S. is to avoid the risk of a deep recession...
...Chief Executive who was firmly in command and to diminish whatever doubts might still linger over the transition from Richard Nixon to a new and untested President. Much as Lyndon Johnson did in the weeks after John F. Kennedy's assassination, Ford was reaching out for a national consensus, a show of bipartisan support-and he was doing it with a sure touch. Declared Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy of Ford's first days as President: "It's been excellent. I don't think he's missed a beat...