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...tide had clearly begun to turn. O'Neill phoned potential defectors until midnight on Tuesday, trying vainly to keep his colleagues in line. But the next morning the Speaker admitted the imminence of defeat, blaming it on "a telephone blitz like this nation has never seen." Afterward, however, the Speaker joined Rostenkowski in phoning the White House. Said the President: "This is most gracious...
...others in groups of six or seven. After Democrat Ralph Hall of Texas affirmed his commitment to his party's bill, the President followed their chat with a telephone call to a radio talk show in Hall's district. So many constituents called Hall's office afterward that he begged party leaders to release him from his commitment to the leadership bill. When it came time to vote, Hall backed the President...
Jackie Torrence, originally out of Granite Quarry, N.C., gives Appalachian Mountain tales her own Earth Mother Afro twist. Eyes rolling, hands fluttering, laughter spilling up and over, she can jolly an audience as nobody else. But watch out for the little sting afterward! Uncle Remus is not safe in her company. When she turns into a frog, warning of the approach of Br'er Rabbit, lily pads a mile away tremble at Torrence's harrumph...
...publicly pledge strict new restraints on their military operations, when State Department Counselor Robert McFarlane met with Begin last week to discuss the use of American weapons. But the Administration was dismayed that the Prime Minister offered not even symbolic concessions in the five-hour session. Said Begin afterward: "If anyone should think that one sovereign country should consult another about a specific military operation to defend its citizens, that would be absurd." Begin neither intimated that Israel would engage in soul searching before undertaking such a raid again nor signaled any possible movement on the stalled negotiations with Egypt...
...Connors' serve; each time Connors fought him off. The next game, Connors had two break points on Borg, and the Swede served two aces to win. Down 0-40 in the next game, Connors ripped off five straight points to win again. Borg finally prevailed, 6-4, and afterward declared the match "one of my greatest comebacks...