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...cocksure little Democrat led Incumbent Republican Norris Poulson in Los Angeles' "nonpartisan" mayoralty election. But when Sam Yorty, 51, hung on to win an upset 16,000-vote victory last week, there was precious little celebrating among California's Democratic leaders. Indeed, most of them blanched in dismay -for in a state filled with dissident Democrats, Yorty is perhaps the most dissident...
Bridging the Gaps. Even the enormous growth of private debt does not dismay the Chamber, which argues that "economic growth depends heavily on debt expansion." In fact, as any businessman knows, debt is one of the economy's most valuable lubricants. It helps bridge time gaps between the production of goods and their sale, channels savings into productive investment, allows capital to move more freely, and permits greater equality in buying by allowing people to buy against expectation of future income. The availability of credit strongly affects the economic activity of such groups as small businessmen, home buyers...
...began the sternest test for Lyndon Johnson on his six-nation tour of Asia as the personal emissary of President John F. Kennedy. Earlier in the week, Johnson had had his problems in the Philippines, where President Carlos Garcia made no secret of his dismay at the soft stand of the U.S. in Laos. In Taipei, Johnson reassured Chiang Kai-shek that the U.S. has no intention of recognizing Red China, intends to stand faithfully behind its commitment to defend Formosa...
...Johnson is a good man," the 73-year-old Gimo told an aide. "I trust him." Thus, in each country, Johnson met the public, talking and pawing his way through the populace and the politicians-to the delight of most, the confusion of many, and the dismay of some...
...This dismay is understandable. The main island and nearby Moorea-James Michener's Bali Ha'i-comprise the classical setting of the unspoiled Polynesian dream: dazzling beaches, translucent water, rich landscapes with green-yellow vanilla patches. Living up to legend, the people are warm, easygoing, unobsessed with the failures of yesterday or the portents of tomorrow. (Though the women are shapely, they are not all beautiful; and most wear conventional clothing-more or less...