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...delay was probably beneficial for the country." Often the decision whether to accept or reject a case hinges on a Justice's feeling about how the court will collectively rule on the matter. Explains one: "If I suspected a good decision by a lower court would be affirmed, making its application nationwide, I'd probably vote to grant." On the other hand, "a decision may seem outrageously wrong to me, but if I thought the court would affirm it, then I'd vote to deny. I'd much prefer bad law to remain...
DIPLOMATS in Peking categorically affirm that China wants to see President Nixon re-elected this fall. Reasons? Foremost is the fact that the Chinese know Nixon, respect him, and feel that they understand his and Kissinger's way of thinking and political philosophy; better the devil they know than the one they do not. Second, they feel that reactionaries in general are easier to manipulate. Third, Chou En-lai is reported to doubt whether McGovern can ever enact the reforms he has promised, even if he is elected. In particular, Chou is suspicious of the McGovern plan to withdraw...
...memories of his old TV show Peter Gunn will affirm, Edwards also has a knack for vivid casting in secondary roles. The Carey Treatment has nice character bits by Pat Hingle as a Boston police captain and Skye Aubrey as a spaced-out nurse. Miss Aubrey is throaty, sexy and the boss's daughter (her father is MGM President Jim Aubrey). Moreover, Jennifer Edwards, who adroitly plays a school chum of the abortion victim, is the director's daughter. Seldom has traditional Hollywood nepotism paid off so handsomely for the audience...
...encourages women to think about what they do and don't demand of themselves, and in the process makes a fair assumption: the male ago is going to be the last to change, so we must first aim at getting women to affirm themselves. Women must find and channel those "lost energies and confused lives...
...September 12 at Paris, Senator George McGovern told reporters that Hanoi would agree to release prisoners if the United States would agree to fix a withdrawal date. Four days later at the regular session of the Paris Talks, U.S. Ambassador William Porter cleverly challenged Hanoi to affirm or deny statements made by McGovern and others. Porter guessed correctly that Hanoi would not affirm McGovern's statement publicly, since such an affirmation would probably have implied acquiescence to the American-orchestrated, one-man election of President Thieu which was to occur in early October. Only in late August had General Minh...