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...high, marbled central chamber of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren sat last week for the last time as the 14th Chief Justice of the United States. It was an occasion of ceremony and speechmaking. Richard Nixon was there to watch Warren Earl Burger, the man he had named as Warren's successor, take his oath of office. But the President put in an appearance for another reason: to offer symbolic support to an institution that he himself had attacked so harshly during last year's election campaign. Emphasizing the court's importance as an instrument of "continuity...
Congress has, of course, not evidenced any great affection for campus rebels. Well aware of how most of his constituents regard students who seize buildings and throw out administrators, many a Senator or representative has arisen in his chamber, delivered a scathing speech against SDS members, and perhaps introduced a bill which would -- as two such proposals provide -- withdraw all Federal aid from any campus where disorders occur, or from colleges which fail to carry out research deemed important to the national security. At the same time, three Congressional committees have held lengthy hearings on student unrest...
...Monday Night Concert Series--Alexander Schnedier, violinist and Chamber Ensemble at Sanders Theatre. Tickets at Loeb Drama Center and at door. Admission charge...
Pompidou was met at the palace steps by interim President Alain Poher, whom he defeated in the two-round election that chose Charles de Gaulle's successor. Together, victor and vanquished walked to the elegant Salle des Fêtes, where other officials and guests had assembled. A chamber ensemble that had been playing Lully's Les Mousquetaires du Roy fell silent. The president of the Constitutional Council, which oversees elections, stepped forward to proclaim Pompidou as President. Then the grand chancellor of the Legion of Honor slipped around Pompidou's neck the heavy chain...
Democrats have signed up 'to speak against the bill, Chamber President Alessandro Pertini has announced that "we will divorce ourselves from our summer vacation" unless progress is prompt. Since no one wants to remain in Rome in August, the Deputies are expected to approve the bill late next month. The Senate will then be able to act on it after the August break...