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...maybe just as well." It would be misleading to hold up the new Queen as a reflection of all that ails Britain's economy. But it exposed anew the casual management and slapdash workmanship that has become all too common in a nation anxious to regain the grandeur of the past...
...rather as one who is likely to assert his own and his department's views vigorously. Having total access to the President will be an obvious advantage. Senator Jacob Javits thinks the Nixon-Rogers relationship "might be like that of John and Robert Kennedy." If so, State may regain some of the influence it lost to the Pentagon when it could not compete with the strong leadership of former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara...
...protectionist trade measures. Britain, for example, has just imposed a requirement that importers of "nonessentials"-including almost all manufactured products-must deposit half the price of the goods with the government for six months. Despite such restrictions, world trade, which grew by only 5% in 1967, is expected to regain its more normal 8% annual expansion rate this year. Much of the gain will be due to the voracious U.S. appetite for foreign goods...
...have their own set of problems. They managed to achieve a degree of unity in October that seemed impossible immediately after their August convention. Yet in defeat they lack a single strong leader. Lyndon Johnson may achieve an elder statesman's status, but he can hardly expect to regain the trust of the party's most vital activists. Humphrey, in his concession statement, pledged to "dedicate myself to a vital Democratic Party and to continue to work in the cause of human rights, of peace and the betterment of man." Although his showing certainly assures his position...
...regain his selfesteem, the loser typically reduces his anguish by explaining away his defeat. Show business's fallen stars often justify their decline in terms of a mysterious force known as The Breaks (another word for fate). Other losers absorb defeat by joining a less competitive game, such as local community activism, which gives them a new chance to emerge as winners...