Word: factly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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There is, in fact, a bit of friction between presidential aides in the West Wing, where Powell and others now admit they have tended to underestimate Mrs. Carter's considerable potential, and the East Wing, where Mrs. Carter's staff would like her to get more attention, and yet, contrarily, overprotects her from the press, which she is quite capable of handling with a Southern combination of firmness and grace. Concedes Powell: "We just haven't done the job we could have in utilizing her. We've been so caught up in other things, we neglected...
...messy, Talmadge soon learned, as have others -former Governor Marvin Mandel of Maryland, Governor George Wallace of Alabama and Senator Edward Brooke of Massachusetts.* Last August, Talmadge revealed in a deposition that it had long been his practice to accept pocket money, clothing and lodging from friends. In fact, he had written only one check for cash in six years. Says he: "Wherever I go, people entertain me, lodge me, give me small amounts of money. My out-of-pocket expenses come from donations friends give me-$5, a $10 bill, sometimes $15 or $20." The Senate Ethics Committee...
...officials fear that the river of revenue will weaken the state's resolve to follow stiff screening procedures to prevent criminals from infiltrating casino operations. Says a cynical detective: "The continuity of revenue is important to state officials. They will not shoot Santa Claus." Resorts' license, in fact, was granted on a temporary basis, at the urging of Governor Brendan Byrne and over the objection of the state's gaming enforcement chief, Robert Martinez, whose agency still has not completed its investigation of the company...
...real reason for the strife is China's suspicion that Hanoi has decisively come under Moscow's influence. Although Viet Nam has, in fact, attempted to maintain a balance between the two great powers, China paranoiacally fears a strong Soviet-backed state on its southern border. As a result, Vietnamese attempts at negotiation and reconciliation with China have foundered, and Hanoi may soon be obliged to turn increasingly to Moscow for both aid and moral support...
...Ecuador, where the armed forces have ruled since a 1972 coup, free elections produced at least the prospect of a civilian winner. In fact, there are now two runoff candidates for the country's presidency. The current favorite is the candidate least beloved by the Ecuadorian military: Jaime Roldós Aguilera, 37, leader of the populist Concentration of Popular Forces party (CFP). Roldós received 31% of the 1,408,316 votes cast. His closest rival in a six-candidate field was Sixto Duran Ballén, 57, the army's favorite, with 23%. The runoff...