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...White House-authorized campaign to tap the telephones of certain Administration aides and outside newsmen...
...banal personal fantasies. Much of Year of the Woman was shot, in documentary style, at the Democratic Convention in Miami last year. The coverage of the women's caucus, which is fleeting, has some hard intensity. There are also some moments of humor, such as Hochman performing a tap dance in front of the White House. Not much, maybe, but the Year of the Woman can make you grateful for scraps...
Last year Nixon, still with only four letters, went up against mCgOvERN, who had five. What scared Nixon about the election: the Gallup Polls or his name? Why did he feel he had to tap phones, infiltrate opponents' campaigns, manufacture phony letters? Did he realize--and attempt to subvert--the rules of mathematical history...
Against Cornwall: The City of New York has informed the City of Cornwall that if it gives its reservoir to Consolidated Edison for the Storm King project, it may not tap into New York City water supplies. New York City opposes the power project on the grounds that it could damage the Catskill Aqueduct, which supplies about 40 per cent of the city's water...
...action effectively leaves Cornwall without a water supply after the project is built. Cornwall has therefore brought suit against New York City, demanding that it be given permission to tap the city's water supplies. Hearings have begun, but no action has been taken...