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...Democratic presidential nomination, Khrushchev's personal choice was Adlai Stevenson; but when John F. Kennedy received it, Khrushchev decided to support him over Richard Nixon...
Under present law, wage-price controls will die this week; and until recently congressional Democrats, under pressure from big labor, appeared willing to let them expire without a fight. But last week Adlai Stevenson III of Illinois called in the Senate Democratic Caucus for a limited extension; to his own surprise, his motion was adopted unanimously. A bill embodying his ideas has a good chance to pass the full Senate, though its fate in the House is uncertain. The bill would permit the Cost of Living Council to reimpose controls on companies that violate commitments they had made earlier...
...beer-and-chili evening to benefit the Reporters' Committee for Freedom of the Press. Entertaining the sellout crowd of 800 were such Gridiron defectors as Senator Ed Muskie, running a bingo game; former Attorney General Elliot Richardson, autographing his doodles for auction (highest price was $1,000); Senator Adlai Stevenson III, taxi-dancing; CBS's Dan Rather, selling kisses for 50 cents; and Martha Mitchell, who offered to call anyone, anywhere, about anything-for $5. At least one Congressman had his consciousness raised. The Rev. Robert Drinan bought a T shirt reading "Trust in God. She will provide...
White is lobbying hard for a bill, introduced by Senators Warren Magnuson and Adlai Stevenson III, to establish a national oil company to compete with private producers. This proposed federal corporation would explore and drill for oil and gas on public lands. The price of its output would be strictly related to the cost of production, and so is supposed to serve as a yardstick by which to measure the profit margins of private companies. "The bill," White says, "has a chance, a bare chance, to pass...
...much so that Nixon is expected to appoint Simon Secretary of the Treasury later this spring when George Shultz is likely to step down. He has also earned high marks from a group who might be considered Simon's natural enemies: liberal Democrats in Congress. Says Illinois Senator Adlai Stevenson III: "He's doing everything possible in a situation that's nearly impossible...