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...DWIGHT EISENHOWER: "Doubtless he shares the somewhat elementary conviction animating the American people that the primordial mission of the United States derives from a decree from heaven, and its preponderance is a matter of right. But the President is not vain nor his manner intransigent. He is a man of lofty conscience, determined to judge only on the basis of facts and to decide only upon the advice of qualified people...
Coming so soon after the near foundering of Bernard Cornfeld's Investors Overseas Services Ltd., the mess is sure to heighten European misgivings about all U.S.-controlled financial institutions. More important, the bank's closing will doubtless influence the Swiss Senate, which begins debate this week on a bill to tighten the country's banking regulations. "The scandal can only help make the changes in the law more severe," says R.C. Harpham, First National City Bank's vice president in Switzerland...
...U.A.W. strike will be a bench mark. A settlement in line with G.M.'s offer would provide other companies with an example of successful resistance, discouraging future strikes. On the other hand, a large wage gain would give other unions a new goal to shoot at, and would doubtless be followed by another increase in the price of cars and trucks. Last week Ford, which is still producing cars, as are Chrysler and American Motors, raised prices on its 1971 autos by 4.8%, the biggest increase in 14 years. Ford executives hinted that there might be even higher raises...
Politics was doubtless as persuasive as the merits of the bill. Somewhat ingenuously, Celler declared: "I don't know exactly why Congress acted so precipitously on this. Of course we are on the eve of an election." "In 1968," Mrs. Griffiths pointed out, "2,000.000 more women than men voted. In 1970, it is estimated that 3,000,000 more women than men will vote...
Environmentalists praised Nixon and Council Chairman Russell Train* for presenting laymen with a concise and informative primer that will doubtless keep environmental concerns alive on Capitol Hill. But in the most important area -specific action and enforcement-the report seemed to founder in merely hortatory language...