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...able to pick the California delegates personally; if he does, they will be Knight's pawns. Should Nixon force a showdown for control, Goodie will almost certainly beat him and mire down the Nixon-for-President bandwagon. "The best we can do," concedes a Nixon stalwart, "is maybe slip some sneakers...
...Togliatti's skull in 1950. "Venous congestion due to sunstroke," the doctors said in a joint communiqué; language had in it the suggestion that Togliatti had been struck down by a blood clot. It was plainly more than "indisposition," as Togliatti's own doctor let slip some days later. "It must not be forgotten, the state of tension of the honorable Togliatti on that day," said Dr. Mario Spallone, and added, as if trying to put all the blame on recalcitrant Comrade Vidali : "This tension was due to a very special political situation." Imperial Procession. For several...
...first words that rolled off the tongue of Pronouncer Benson S. Alleman (accurate . . . alliance . . . ambitious) should have been easy. But to Sandra's great surprise, one girl spelled dessert with an "i." After that, 100 words passed without a slip. Then one twelve-year-old spelled solicit with an "s" instead of "c." After that, the heads began to roll faster...
...leveling off" in steel and autos may have already begun. As of the middle of May, although new cars were still selling well, dealers had about 750,000 new cars on hand, the biggest backlog since prewar days. While current orders from automakers remain strong, demand is expected to slip soon. However, with nonauto steel buying continuing to increase, the steel industry is looking for no real slump in demand...
...favor of divorce-" said he cautiously. Then, looking up and seeing his wife (who is also a Member of Parliament) nodding her head. Kripalani took courage and made his point: "If the Law Minister had read psychology, he would not have provided for divorce in cases of adultery. One slip on your part does not mean that you do not desire your wife. There must be habitual unfaithfulness before divorce...