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...past few weeks, the air-traffic controllers have been staging slowdowns at selected airports. Hardest hit: Pittsburgh, New York City's La Guardia and Kennedy, Newark, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The controllers, who are entitled to eight free "familiarization" flights yearly on domestic airlines, wanted one "fam flight" on U.S. international carriers. Northwest, Pan Am and TWA are resisting on the grounds that U.S. controllers do not direct landings abroad. Late last week, pressure from a federal court persuaded controllers to end the slowdown, at least temporarily, but the issue of free flights remains unresolved. Also, in many...
...Fam'd for thy valour, for thy virtues more...
...name has become a guarantee. If it says Walt Disney Productions, a fam ily can be assured that they're not going to be shocked in any way-bored maybe sometimes, but never shocked...
...year. "The farmer is going to vote Nixon." declares William L. Lanier, who raises soybeans and tobacco in Georgia. "For the first time in years, the farmer is making profit." Indeed, the Administration in the past year has lifted from subsidies by $1 billion, to $4 billion, helping increase fam income by 15%. Alex Harkness, a construction worker in Knoxville, Tenn., says complacently: "I have a new home, I have a new car. I'll stick with Nixon and hope the situation will just stay status quo for another four years...
...will have to give up ruling-class privileges, but in re turn they will no longer be the only ones to support the fam ily, get drafted, bear the strain of power and responsibility...