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Purcell's gingerly approach apparently stems from the fact that he faces a tough re-election fight in Texas and is not sure how his constituents view the issue. The ineptness of his probe has taken some steam out of other congressional groups interested in examining the deal. A subcommittee of the House Government Operations Committee, with far more expertise, has been waiting to dig deeper into the potential conflict-of-interest situation...
...mammoth 35-story plant would cover a two-block area and provide steam, electricity and chilled water for air conditioning at roughly half the price currently charged by Boston Edison...
...keenly competitive auto business, where advertising hyperbole often spouts like steam from a cracked radiator, the latest Datsun promotion offers a soothing change. It is a coolly understated print and broadcast campaign aimed at improving the environment and showing critics that automakers do care about ecology, as well as boosting sales. In one television commercial, Nature Photographer Ansel Adams strolls through a woodland scene, stresses the need to save the nation's forests and asks viewers to "Drive a Datsun, plant a tree...
...LIFE expose of Long's unsavory dealings with the Teamsters Union. He met George McGovern soon after arriving in Washington, but the two men do not know each other well. Says Eagleton, with characteristic diffidence: "The longest conversation I had with him was one hour in the Senate steam bath in early...
...repeatedly on Johnny's call for a curve; he wanted to throw his patented fastball. Bench persisted, and Maloney finally came in with a roundhouse curve that left the astonished batter gaping at a called third strike. Another time, when Bench felt a pitcher was not putting enough steam on the ball, he shocked everyone in the park by arrogantly catching a listless pitch with his bare hand. Thus chastened, the pitcher bore down hard...