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President Ford must be kidding. The ex-Governor has failed in three attempts at another national office, the presidency. What is frightening is that Congress might forget this and confirm him. "A heartbeat away" is too close for comfort...
...wife will remain together after death. More often, though, the work is for the dead. Mormons devoutly believe that the dead who did not have an opportunity to do their temple work while on earth should be given the chance for the salvific rites after death; accordingly, they baptize, confirm and seal the marriages of ancestors for generations past and spend hours on genealogical homework...
...exact wealth of Nelson Rockefeller has been a guarded family secret. Now, however, the extent of his assets will be disclosed to the Senate Rules Committee and the House Judiciary Committee as part of his confirmation as Vice President. In the meantime, the best estimates of Rockefeller's holdings confirm his status as the Croesus of American public officials...
...Today the Vice President-designate's assets are widely scattered in various foundations, family trusts and securities. Aside from holdings in the Exxon Corporation, Nelson is said to own stock in the Chase Manhattan Bank, whose chairman is Brother David, although the bank's officials refuse to confirm this. Rockefeller's aides will not disclose his other holdings, but he reportedly has substantial investments in Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan and the International Basic Economy Corporation, which invests in developing countries...
Should Viking find even the most primitive organism, it will help confirm what many scientists suspect: that life is not unique to earth and is probably commonplace throughout the universe...