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...must do is demand respect and consideration for Doña Conchita, for in her we are all represented." More than 1,000 women signed a petition calling for Sanchez's resignation, but he insisted that he would serve out his term. It was still too early to assess what effect, if any, the scandal will have in July, when the voters must decide whether they want their island to remain a commonwealth, become the 51st U.S. state or try independent nationhood. Most observers were still predicting that the commonwealth plan, backed by Sanchez, would...
General Seaman felt that it was too early to assess the full value of the drive, which will probably continue for three weeks. At any rate, if it accomplishes nothing else, Operation Junction City* will have let the Viet Cong know that U.S. troops can enter their heartland at will and destroy their fortifications and supplies. "I would hate to be a VC," said General Seaman, "and know that I have no safe haven in South Viet Nam any more...
...seats in Parliament and lose control of three or four states to opposition parties, including the state of Kerala to the Communists. The outcome was vitally important to Indira, who, unlike the vast majority of candidates, faces another election almost immediately. In April the Congress Party will convene to assess the election results and decide whether to confirm Indira in office for a full five-year term or choose a new Prime Minister...
...joined with Fellow Psychologist Farberow eight years ago to found the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center, recognized as the most thorough and modern operation of its kind. The volunteers on its staff, who have been trained by professionals, answer the agonized phone calls that flood in with sympathetic attention, assess the imminence of a suicidal act, and refer callers to institutions for help...
While a President's impact on a midterm election is always hard to assess, Johnson could hardly absolve himself of blame for the Democrats' reverses. His performance the week before the elections was probably the least attractive of any during his three years in office. He trotted Defense Secretary Robert McNamara out to announce a pre-election draft cut that struck many a voter as a blatantly political move. He issued favorable economic figures to blunt the inflation issue (Pollster Lou Harris reported afterward that it had proved a particularly injurious factor for the Democrats nonetheless). He took a savage...