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...cynical Saigon and a source of deep embarrassment to Washington. So long as Thieu held the lines of governmental power and could steer the results in his favor, neither retired General Duong Van ("Big") Minh nor South Viet Nam's feisty Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky would consent to run as opposition candidates. That left Thieu the sole contender, knocking the underpinnings from the U.S. contention that it remains in South Viet Nam at the request of a freely and democratically elected government. As one measure of Washington's concern, U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker spoke almost daily with...
...should the general public consent to support space exploration? As soon as there is any profit to be realized from the discoveries, the venture will be turned over to the private sector for exploitation. And as in the case of the communications satellites, you'll have just one more instance of subsidies and socialism for the rich...
Pointing out the risks Nixon is taking "with his own traditionally conservative party through this daring reversal," Chicago Today declared: "That's statesmanship." But Nixon reminded the Louisville Times of the girl who, "protesting she would never consent, consented. In his new economic plan he is doing what he said he did not want to do and would not do." New York Times Columnist Tom Wicker described the role of Treasury Secretary lohn Connally in the policy switch as a "virtuoso performance" and foresaw "a remarkable Republican ticket next year, featuring one man who looks like Richard Nixon...
...newly unspliced so far seem satisfied. Once they have answered a black-robed magistrate's five questions (name, nationality, address, occupation and consent to be divorced), they have nothing but kind words for the procedure. They do not even mind that the ceremony takes almost a minute-a full 30 seconds longer than the superefficient Juarez procedure. Said one veteran of Juarez: "It was like a cattle run there; here in Santo Domingo it's got class." Those who opt for the Caribbean have one final decision to make: whether to get divorced in French (Haiti...
...they scarcely functioned. This condition had overloaded the heart, and it, too, was badly damaged. Herbert could not have lived more than a day or two away from intensive hospital care. Even with that care, says Barnard, Herbert was a "semivegetable." Radical surgery, therefore, seemed justified. Relatives gave their consent; Barnard alerted his team of 14 and awaited the arrival of a donor...