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...BRITISH ELECTIONS (NBC, 9:30-10 p.m.). A program originating entirely in London, transmitted by Early Bird satellite and taped in the U.S. for slightly delayed replay. NBC News London Bureau Chief Elie Abel reports, and the Rt. Hon. David Brinkley translates...
Harvard got its first break early in the game. On Cornell's second play from scrimmage, quarterback Bill Abel went back to pass and spotted end Stu Fullerton on the right sideline. The pass was perfect and Fullerton appeared in the clear. But at the last second cornerback Bill Cobb jumped in front of the receiver, intercepted the pass, and dashed 13 yards to the Cornell 36. It was a brilliant defensive play...
...whose nasty disposition finally caught up with him, and the Steelworkers' David J. McDonald, 62, whose image in the locals was that of the soft-living "labor statesman" negotiating at the 19th hole in management's country clubs. Their successors, Paul Jennings, 47; and I. W. Abel, 57, are men of ability, but not likely to furnish imaginative new leadership...
...sides began to wilt. At the first sign of a break, the President strode in to confront the negotiators, spent a full 43 minutes bombarding them with hard statistics and "a few pious thoughts," as he called them. He was in rare form. He flattered both sides, declaring that "Abel is an able fellow and a hard trader, but he has met his match in this fellow Cooper." He assured the industry that, with profits running at an alltime high, it could well afford a reasonable wage boost...
...President immediately pre-empted prime TV time to distribute credit. "All America is grateful to these men you see beside me," said he-though Abel and Cooper looked far too weary to absorb anything as intangible as gratitude. Added Johnson: "The welfare of the American people-the needs of freedom in Viet Nam and in every continent-took precedence over any other consideration or interest or desire." The long, long stalemate, he suggested charitably, had not been "so the union would win, or the companies would win-but that the nation would win. And the American nation...