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...make a "deal" with the former President would be a breach of faith with the future. The American people have had enough secret deals and plea bargaining. There must be no more deals. Now I think we have to go back to Harry Truman's statement, "The buck stops here," and apply it to the prosecutors and the courts. If any deals are made with the ex-President, I fear that much of our agony has been in vain...
...effect, been overruled by a bureaucratic device. FDA referred the question of cyclamate safety to the National Academy of Sciences and its working arm, the National Research Council. The prestige of these bodies gives a false aura of objectivity to their findings, says Verrett, because the NRC passes the buck to an advisory panel of "experts," most of whom are partly supported by the industry concerned or institutions that it finances. Such men, says Dr. Verrett, "are sometimes jokingly referred to as 'Hertz Rent-a-Scientists.' " (See nine kid foods to avoid...
...used to come over here to argue with Pusey about use of the stadium or something. You couldn't get anything out of this place--it was one of the all-time buck-passing operations. Now people are in the position where they can say yes or no if they have...
...They're bums," he told 7,000 bemused fans who had paid up to $29 for a ticket. Women reporters, said the singer, are "broads" and "hookers." Frankie, who is traveling with Close Friend Barbara Marx, 44, added, "I might offer them a buck and a half." Next day he learned he was really on alien turf. The Australian Journalists Association demanded an apology and other unions threatened to hamper future performances. Frankie said he was owed an apology for "15 years of shit," canceled the tour and summoned his private jet. Putting down at Sydney, Frank learned that...
...snuff as singers. So what? The Summer Rep has reportedly realized all the political potential of the play, and that alone is reason enough to go see it. Shows tonight thru Thursday begin at 8; for the next two days admission is $4.95, the price goes up a buck on Thursday...