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Speaking before 20 people in the Union. Tonie Nathan said that Senator George S. McGovern is the "lesser of two evils." However, she said that with his initial selection of Thomas F. Eagleton (D-Mo.) as running mate, and with his positions on abortion and on the Vietnam war, he has modified his stands...
Nathan does not expect to win but stresses that her party is gaining support, and that Libertarian candidates for lesser posts are on ballots in other states...
...reform will likely lead to a lesser role for the dollar in world finance. Because the dollar has been the world's major money for international trade, U.S. tourists and investors, multinational corporations and military chiefs could spend dollars abroad almost without limit, piling up huge payments deficits. When other nations were faced with similar deficits, they had to take stern measures-like raising interest rates or restricting the outflow of capital -that have deflated their economies...
...tobacco empire of South African Anton Rupert manufactures and sells one out of every 15 cigarettes in the world. His brands include Rothmans in Canada and Dunhill in Britain, as well as the lesser-known Edgeworth cigarettes and pipe tobacco in the U.S. Yet until now his realm was more of a loose association of fiefdoms than an empire. All of his companies were managed and a controlling interest was owned by nationals of the 23 countries where they were located. As a result, the Rupert group does not appear in FORTUNE'S list of the 200 largest corporations...
Coaches of the major powers bristle at insinuations that the decimation of lesser foes is less than sporting. Southern Cal's John McKay told the press after his 55-20 win over Illinois that people were "just trying to get far enough ahead so they don't get beat." When, then, is "far enough ahead" far enough? McKay's Trojans led 35-20 before tacking on 20 fourth-quarter points. And in Nebraska's thumping of an undersized and outclassed Army squad, the Cornhuskers led 56-0 before sending in the subs...