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...compromise was overwhelmingly approved by the delegates, who clearly delighted in their new peacemaking image. Even Mayor Richard Daley, who had been excluded by McGovernites from the 1972 convention, and the Illinois delegation voted aye, producing a standing ovation from the delegates, including a group of blacks only a few feet from the beaming Daley. But approval was not unanimous, particularly in the labor ranks...
...present economic climate, with inflation approaching 20%, is more serious than anything the country has faced since the 1930s. But it still seems to be something better understood by economists and merchant bankers than by the man in the street. As Jimmy Buchanan, a Scottish shipyard worker observes: "Aye, you can read about it, but you can't feel it much...
...administration and support most decisions that are made--even though they may disagree personally. Douglas Mercer '40, former vice chairman of the Harvard College Fund, praises the enormous loyalty of Harvard alumni. "Over the years if the administration went in one direction after careful study, the alums have said 'aye, aye, sir,' even if it might be something that is not in their best interests or desires. The interests of donors have never been a factor in Harvard giving. The supporters of Harvard know that one of the great things about the University is the spirit of pioneering. They maintain...
MARYLAND'S LAWRENCE HOGAN, as the only Republican to vote aye on all three accepted articles of impeachment, drew more heat from his constituents than anybody else on the Judiciary Committee. His mail, which at one point ran almost ten times the normal flow, was often angry and bitter. Constituents called him "Brutus," "Judas" and "Benedict Arnold"; representatives of 100 American Legion posts said they were afraid he would come out next in favor of amnesty for draft evaders and deserters (Hogan is an outspoken opponent of amnesty); there were even three telephoned threats on his life...
...G.O.P.'s right wing are outraged by his vote, the six-term Congressman may pick up support among an estimated 40% in the district who are independents. Many Nixon loyalists were mollified and moved by the fact that McClory seemed to search his conscience before his two aye votes. McClory is a respected figure in the district, something of a party patriarch; his impeachment vote surely swayed some pro-Nixon conservatives. "People feel things have to be bad for McClory to vote for impeachment," says State Representative Donald Deuster, adding: "Two-thirds of the party is being quiet...