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...subdued George Wallace. As signs in the large crowds proclaimed that 'BAMA LOVES NIXON and NIXON SELLS GOOD USED CARS, Wallace uncharacteristically told reporters: "Let's don't talk politics. The people of Alabama have a high regard for the presidency." Said pleased Presidential Aide Harry Dent: "Oh boy, that Southern strategy really worked this week. A lot of people misjudge the reservoir of strength for Richard Nixon in the South...
...mountain, the climbers tackled the hazardous job of smashing and burning junk and backpacking as much as they could down the trail. In all, they took 380 pounds of litter to a camp at the 7,400-ft. level. Despite their good intentions, the impromptu collection barely made a dent in what is probably the earth's highest, unlikeliest garbage dump...
...incidentally, far above the Orshanky poverty line used by the Social Security Administration). Most discouraging of all, only 22 per cent of the families in Massachusetts now eligible for AFDC have discovered the program. That proportion will rise dramatically as welfare levels increase. Even full employment will make little dent on the rolls. Of the 50,000 adults, mostly female on AFDC, only 10,000 might be suitable for employment. When the system finally collapses under its own weight, one must hope that the federal government will be forced to intervene...
...below and topsoil above, all limed, re-seeded and fertilized. Such procedures in the U.S. would cost more per acre (at least $2,000) than an acre of prime mining land. Even so, President Nixon has already asked Congress to pass a bill that would at least make a dent in the problem-and consumers' pocketbooks. It would impose federal standards on states that refused to draw up adequate strip mining laws in two years. The regulations would be designed to "prevent or substantially reduce" water pollution, landslides, fires and "hazards to public health and safety." The cost...
...White House staff member to see the President at night? Who wakes him in the morning? Who spends more time with Richard Nixon than Henry Kissinger? Who is privy to the periods of presidential reflection during walks on the beach? Haldeman and Ehrlichman of the palace guard? Political Operatives Dent and Chotiner? No. The correct answer is Manuel ("Manolo") Sanchez, 41, the President's man, an ebullient Cuban refugee and family servant for nine years...