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According to an American associate, Eliot Bailen, Onassis "is not an officer of any corporation, domestic or foreign, but an owner holding stock that gives him control of corporations." As a result, he controls some 100 companies in a dozen nations, operating a fleet of perhaps 4,000,000 tons displacement under "flags of convenience." Beyond that, he is engaged in developing the "supertankers of the air," the next generation of giant jets and shuttle airbuses. His investments include hotels, banks, and seaports. But oil shipping remains his principal source of income. In a moment of self-deprecation, Onassis once...
...pinch resulted from a combination of factors, some within Humphrey's control and some beyond it. During his first month as an announced candidate, he raised nearly $1,000,000. Most of this money, plus additional cash gleaned later in the spring, was largely devoured-"wasted," say some of his aides-in primary contests where Humphrey was not even officially entered. The aim was to reduce Robert Kennedy's momentum. Among the gambits used was the quiet funneling of money to McCarthy headquarters via labor unions. Humphrey's organization was so sloppy or overconfident during that period...
Despite Richard Nixon's continuing lead in the presidential race, it is highly unlikely that his coattails will be sufficiently strong to give the Republicans control of the House. The current breakdown is 245 Democrats, 187 Republicans and three vacancies. The G.O.P. thus needs a net gain of 31 seats to win control, but ticket splitting is expected to be so widespread that even a top-of-the-ticket Republican runaway would not guarantee such a gain. Despite the volatility of this year's politics, the House appears headed for a relatively minor alteration in its membership...
...Democrats to 209 Republicans. It would also give the House a more conservative tilt, making it more hostile to foreign aid than even the pinch-penny 90th, more sympathetic to defense appropriations, less anxious to enact fresh domestic programs, more eager to transfer federal projects to state and local control...
Whatever the eventual figures, the new House is not likely to be a homey place-for anybody. In all likelihood Democrats will bear the responsibility for running a House over which they will have little real control. The Republicans will probably elect more Representatives than at any time since the 33rd Congress (1953-54), when they had a majority in the House. But they are unlikely to elect enough to win formal control. Thus, aging Massachusetts Democrat John McCormack, 76 is likely to be elected to a fifth term as Speaker, and Michigan Republican Gerald Ford, 55, will probably...