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...Couve is, in fact, what one of his rivals calls "too Anglo-Saxon." In other words, the Premier, who is a member of France's Protestant minority, is too austere, cool and reserved to inspire much sense of confidence in the French people. At De Gaulle's behest, Couve went on the radio last month to try to cheer the French. The most encouraging thing that the elegant aristocrat could offer was that "things really aren't all that...
Responsibility Violated? The Cardinal also acted to stamp out dissent at Catholic University, of which he is the chancellor. At his behest, trustees of the university met last week, voted to investigate whether the 18 C.U. theologians who signed the anti-encyclical statement "have violated their responsibilities to the university." The dissenting faculty members may continue teaching, the trustees decreed, as long as they "agree to abstain for the period of the inquiry from any activities which are inconsistent with the pronouncements of the ordinary teaching authority established in the church-above all, that of the Holy Father." Teachers "unprepared...
...country where monopoly has never aroused much concern, the government can be expected to back the trend. Japan's Fair Trade Commission, which was set up under vague antitrust laws enacted at U.S. behest during the Occupation, has yet to rule against any major merger...
...Painting in France, 1900-1967," an exhibit of 150 paintings assembled by the French government at the behest of the U.S.'s International Exhibitions Foundation, is an ambitious attempt on the part of Culture Minister André Malraux to demonstrate that, as one of his minions puts it, France in the arts is still capable of "inventing the future." The proof is uphill work, for (non-French) authorities agree that, while Paris blazed the trails prior to World War II, since then the leadership has migrated across the Atlantic. Nonetheless, France can still claim a few pioneers in the realm...
Olympic Prince. Franco, on the other hand, seems to favor Juan Carlos, who is now 30, lives in Madrid and is much more tractable than his father. At Franco's behest, the handsome Prince has been getting a full course in the government of Spain. He holds commissions from all three Spanish military academies and is now making the rounds of all Cabinet ministries, learning the ropes in long sessions with each minister. Juan Carlos also sees Franco from time to time, and the Spanish press is sometimes allowed to portray him as a popular hero. An avid sportsman...