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...representative of liberty." He declared that any breakdown in law-and-order was not the fault of the police but was due to "the cowardice of the magistrates." He lit into the state-owned television networks for showing "the negative aspects of French life." Finally, he blamed Premier Jacques Chaban-Delmas for letting the networks get away with...
...women are not slaves in them." Mme. Richard, now a sprightly 81, is not alone. A band of 60 Gaullist Deputies, led by Claude Peyret, is preparing legislation to permit the houses to function once again. Premier Jacques Chaban-Delmas has privately expressed support for the drive...
Lancers on horseback found themselves hemmed in by hordes of peasants wearing the loose-fitting robes called galabias. It took 45 minutes for the cortege to move 100 yards. French Premier Jacques Chaban-Delmas fought to maintain his balance and at the same time save diminutive (5 ft. 2 in.) Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia from being trampled. Security men decided that the scene was unsafe and urged the official mourners to leave. Dour Soviet Premier Aleksei Kosygin was whisked away to the Soviet embassy. Jordan's King
...maverick journalist-politician, J-J S-S only recently won a Deputy's seat from Nancy (TIME, July 6). What gave the race added curiosity value was the fact that neither man will serve if elected. Both Chaban-Delmas and J-J S-S have announced that they will retain their present offices. Chaban-Delmas has said he will turn the Bordeaux Deputy's post over to his alternate, and J-J S-S will probably resign...
...contrast, Chaban-Delmas, a World War II Resistance hero, conducted a cool, low-key campaign. He hardly hit the hustings, concentrating instead on a few polite dinners and speeches. At the height of the J-J S-S blitz, Chaban-Delmas picked up the pace, but only a bit. Undoubtedly he figured his past popularity and present eminence would pull him through...