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...rally, his cadres of shorthaired, fresh-faced youths marching and singing together were a reminder of early Nazi days. So are the anti-Semitic doctrines expressed in Moon's religious writings, though many of his followers are young Jews. Moon's wealth and his political connections and apparatus are also under increasing scrutiny. He never seems to lack funds with which to fly or bus squads of converts wherever he needs them. Strongly antiCommunist, Moon orates frequently about politics. An industrialist back home in South Korea, he is staunch in his support of President Park Chung...
Despite the dyspepsia of the opposition, it is a fact that for the first time politicians not directly connected to the old Franco apparatus are out of the closet. The press is lively and aggressive. There are still depressing examples of repression in Spain (a claimed 700 political prisoners, 291 of them accused of terrorism). Basques, Catalans and striking workers carrying on illegal political demonstrations can expect head bashings from Spain's 65,000-man civil guard and 40,000 armed police, who are under Fraga's control. "If the opposition wants to make trouble in the streets...
...number of steps to correct its faults. The CIA has severely limited its activities at home. U.S. Attorney General Edward Levi has laid down some strict ground rules for the FBI. Even so, the Senate committee was unappeased. It recommended 96 steps to make sure that the domestic intelligence apparatus would concern itself only with the legitimate goals of catching spies and stopping crime, including acts of terrorism...
...Udall with Charles Bowser, a black political leader who is opposed to Rizzo and supports Udall. But as Hurtig and Reid approach shoppers at a supermarket, it becomes clear from the response that Udall would need months, rather than days, to make a dent in Philadelphia. Moreover, the Udall apparatus in the city is tiny and contentious...
...candidate best supplied, in quantity at least, with economic advice is, of course, President Ford, who can draw on the whole policymaking apparatus of the Government. Currently, Ford's aides are reporting that the recovery from recession is picking up enough speed to weaken what the Democrats had expected to be one of their strongest issues (see following story). Other candidates, lacking the power of the White House, must get their advice wherever they can find it-generally from economists at universities and research organizations who have time to ponder major public issues...