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Moreover, unless the freeze was accomplished almost instantaneously, the Arabs could sell their threatened dollars for gold or other currencies, destroying the strength that the dollar has only lately begun to regain after two devaluations and a long siege of selling...
...spent the first half being amazed at Harvard's poor performance and somewhat befuddled by the success of the bookies' pro-Yale, pre-game augury. I expected Harvard to revive and regain at least some vestige of its lost honor, if not the lead. But things only got worse: the New Haven sky grew grayer and grayer, obscuring the surrounding hills. By 3:30 p.m. the weather was uncommonly foul. The brightest objects in sight were Harvard's white jerseys, the fans' foul weather gear and the grass on the field. The situation became downright absurd when the gray metamorphisized...
...many people believe that the President can regain the country's confidence. Says Illinois Republican State Chairman Don Adams: "I'm convinced now that there is no way he can win, no matter what. He could give up every tape and hand over the key to the Oval Office and that's not going to be enough." University of Minnesota President Malcolm Moos, an adviser to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, has an even gloomier view. "He can't pull out of it, with the possible exception of contrived military crises...
Less Friendly. Business no doubt will go on-but perhaps in a somewhat less friendly way. Unquestionably the wrench in the alliance is more severe than at any point since 1956, when Britain and France, along with Israel, invaded Egypt to regain control of the Suez Canal. The U.S., working through the United Nations General Assembly, forced them to retreat. The partnership eventually recovered from that wound, but it took a long time. The convalescence this time may be even longer. The Europeans are far stronger economically than they were in 1956, and the U.S. is, relatively speaking, far weaker...
...current liberal majority on the city council (already shaky because of Henry Owen's irresponsible behavior) is broken and the Independents regain command, it is very unlikely that any form of rent control would survive. Similarly, hopes for controlling high-profit, high-rise development and preserving existing neighborhoods would be shattered. Another important question is whether the council and city manager will begin to exert some authority over a police department that is growing increasingly arrogant and unruly. The Independents have shown little sensitivity to the problems of Cambridge and even less capacity to deal with these problems...