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...clear, both in his press conference and in his new mes sage, that Congress's primary responsibility in holding down inflation is to live within the budget. Said Nixon: "It is very disconcerting to note that al ready before the Congress are spending proposals which, if enacted, would bust the budget to the tune of at least $6 billion." Yet, in a quick turnabout, he ruled out any substantial saving from are duction in military spending...
...President, he watched the first Apollo flights take off. Last week in Houston, the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center was dedicated on the 65th anniversary of his birth. In a mood of nostalgia under the hot and sullen skies of Texas, Lady Bird unveiled Sculptor Jimilu Mason's bust of her late husband and received a standing ovation as she quietly recalled her personal memories of the space age: "For us, my husband and me and a small group of guests, the news of Sputnik came while we were at the ranch. We walked along the little river...
...coalition formed briefly: Robert McNamara came to town and was greeted rudely by demonstrators clambering over his automobile. The coalition was bound together more strongly in 1969: the link between ROTC and the war, aided by the bloody bust that followed the takeover of University Hall, insured the success of the ensuing strike...
...fight his critics harder from now on; indeed, one of his aides affirmed that Nixon was prepared, if necessary, "to get into a rough brawl." Even the physical setting for last week's speech seemed to provide an image of an austere Chief Executive. Gone were the bust of Lincoln and the photograph of the Nixon family that he had used as trappings for his April 30 address-and been ridiculed for. This time he was flanked only by an American flag and a presidential flag. Throughout the speech, he was restrained and businesslike. When it was over...
...bust-the-big drive came as the gasoline crisis that fueled it seemed to be abating. For the first time since early June, the American Automobile Association's "fuel gauge" report showed an increase in the number of service stations that were operating normally-that is, keeping regular hours and not rationing gas to their customers. With refineries turning out gasoline at prodigious rates, gas stocks have been level or building up. Most important, demand has been waning, as drivers slow down and trim trips to save fuel. Still, some communities continue to be plagued by gasoline shortages, including...