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...quelling the troublemakers and reopening the school, Hayakawa became something of a hero to conservatives and was appointed San Francisco State's regular president. His entry into Republican politics was hindered by one detail: he was an enrolled Democrat, a flaw that he did not remedy until three years...
...completion of the presidential primaries and a still faintly possible last-minute "draft Humphrey movement." But Education is no campaign document. It is more an apologia, a mea culpa for the Nixon trauma that Humphrey believes he could have spared the nation, a cry for understanding of a tragic flaw in character that prevented him from doing...
Even as they search for reasons for the mass violations of the honor code, academy officials are convinced there is no basic flaw in the nature of the cadets who are attracted to West Point. Indeed the quality of the cadet corps is impressive, as is the incoming class of 900 men-and for the first time, nearly 100 women-that will attend Beast Barracks this summer...
Simple and Strong. So far, Ford's main flaw as a campaigner has been his inability to project a presidential image. Instead of stressing his peace-and-prosperity achievements, he has let himself be diverted into petty exchanges with Reagan. Observes Rockefeller: "Because of the pressure of events, the President has not had the time to do the kind of communicating with the American people which has to be done. We need a very simple, strong, clear exposition of each of the Administration's accomplishments. Inflation is down. Employment is up. The economic recovery is fantastic...
...racquetmen finished tied for the Eastern title with Princeton, upset victims of the Crimson last week. A 7-2 loss to Columbia stands as the only flaw on the Harvard slate...