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...such and such occasion when you were present, were they distributing subversive books?" You deny it and keep on denying, hoping that they haven't gotten anything else on you, anything that will make them keep you there indefinitely. A thought passes through your mind: "my family won't even find out where I am." But they stick to a trivial incident. They give you a statement to sign, confirming that you are a supporter of the government. You decline, on the grounds that you believe in democracy. The man approaches you, slaps you twice in the face and hits...
...addition, the Muskie organization in this state has gotten off to a late start. Tony Podesta, who directed the Maine Senator's effort in New Hampshire, was appointed Massachusetts coordinator on Monday, just 15 days before the balloting. Campaign materials and literature and just now being distributed...
...creation. Since he started coaching basketball at Dayton High School in Kentucky in the '30s, he has shown that the Wooden touch is golden. His high school and college teams have won 80% of their games. At U.C.L.A., where he became head basketball coach in 1948, Wooden has gotten better and better: his teams have taken only five losses in the last six seasons...
Speaking in Manhattan to the Council on Foreign Relations, he announced that the U.S. is about to start talks leading toward long-term reform of the international monetary system and a new role for the dollar in global finance. He signaled that an urgent message has finally gotten through to the Nixon Administration. The message: the dollar is still in deep trouble abroad...
...show mercy to a woman and they will sit for hours, patiently waiting for the one hand that can make the whole evening worth while. Kitten has held her own this year and last. "I'm well ahead for the year." she says, but admits that lately she has "gotten burnt...