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...World War II the Government would have to intervene massively to help create 60 million jobs. "Instead, Harry Truman-bless his soul-decided to go with the free economy," says Regan. "Without understanding economics worth a damn he understood what the country needed economically. He and my predecessor here, John Snyder-the country banker and the country bumpkin-knew more about economics than many sophisticates out of my alma mater or anywhere else. Economics is not a science...
...Congress. For 18 months, Congress squabbled over the gas question and held up passage of the entire energy legislation package. Now Ronald Reagan is preparing to take up the issue all over again, and the congressional reception is proving to be no better for him than for his predecessor...
...Cage Aux Folles II, even fluffier than its predecessor, is a tiresome travesty of a film. At the outset, it resembles the original movie: Ennio Morricone's cheerily mellow Muzak score plays as Renato argues with Albin over one of his ("her") musical numbers. Once again, Michel Serrault as Albin, epitomizes all those ancient stereotypes about feminine flightiness and vanity--and once again, he walks the slender line between racy humor and misogyny. Ugo Tognazzi--with the wise restraint he displayed in the first film--underplays Renato, the patient husband who holds on to just a little...
...Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, 54, last week went before the Cortes to seek approval for a new minority government.His 75-minute speech contained no bold departures, no ringing calls to greatness. Instead, it was a gingerly tiptoe around the thorny issues-divorce, Basque nationalism, party infighting-that had discouraged his predecessor, Adolfo Suárez, 48, and finally led him to resign. At week's end Calvo-Sotelo lost a first confidence vote but was expected to win on a second try, which Cortes rules allow...
...coincidence that the Rossing mine of Namibia--South Africa's major source of production--is now the largest uranium strip mine in the world. Nor is it a coincidence that Rossing's predecessor in this dubiously prestigious position was the Jackpile Mine at Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico--operated by Anaconda for the Atomic Energy Commission, and now by ARCO (the parent) for anyone who wants uranium. As Morton points out, "There is a relation between racism and uranium...