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...nation prepared for the March 12 and 19 parliamentary elections. The disparity between the stakes in the elections and the banality of the arguments was surprising, since the vote might well determine whether France would continue on its center-right course or veer?no one could say how far???to the left. The polls still showed the leftist parties leading the governing coalition, 50% to 45%, but under the two-round voting system the final outcome remained unpredictable...
...been set as yet). Carter hopes to conclude a 10% reduction in the current ceilings for strategic missiles and heavy bombers. Though the Soviets publicly insist that they will not make political concessions in order to increase trade, one Carter adviser says, "Every indication he's got so far???mostly indirectly?is that the Soviets are very interested in cooperating...
...legislators urged him to be more "presidential," to stop responding to each Reagan attack and take an "affirmative" and "statesmanlike" stance, emphasizing?as they felt he had failed to do so far???his best issues: peace, economic recovery and the restoration of integrity to the White House. They hinted that he had a lot of lightweights among his aides, that he needs new speechwriters and stronger staff support. Gently, they warned that he should not shift too far to the right, since there was no way to "out-Reagan Reagan...
...Though BULGARIA is already Eastern Europe's most rigidly orthodox Communist country, it has ordered yet another "firm, systematic, irreconcilable offensive" on dissidents. So has RUMANIA. In HUNGARY and POLAND, where fragile experiments in limited liberalization are under way, talk of crackdowns is mostly just talk?at least so far???aimed at keeping Moscow calm. Western plays and films are still as popular as ever in Warsaw (now playing: Love Story, The Odd Couple and Vanishing Point), even if they are faring less well with the critics...
...showed, the call is growing for immediate and unconditional U.S. withdrawal from Viet Nam. For a good many, "immediate" means by the end of 1970, as specified in the bill sponsored by New York's Senator Charles E. Goodell. Other Moratorium supporters or sympathizers would not necessarily go that far???at least not yet. Actually, more significant than a deadline is the demand for a public commitment that U.S. forces will be totally withdrawn regardless of progress in Saigon or any other factor. The demand for such a withdrawal has increased significantly. In the words of one Rand expert, "Unilateral...