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Smokers' resistance might be a force to reckon with if Congress were ever to pass into law a prohibition, like a bill be fore a House committee, sponsored by Massachusetts' Robert F. Drinan, that would forbid smoking in most waiting and boarding areas, and restrict it in military bases and federal buildings. As the Spokane Chronicle's John J. Lemon said of a similar ordi nance that had been proposed in Washington State, "The next victims of such rule making may be whistlers, gum chewers, bone crackers, dandruff scratchers, lint pickers and popcorn...
...truth was that no one had a certain answer. But in the evenings when it was time for brandy and cigars, any person attuned to national politics had to admit to a budding excitement over the prospects that be fore the new year was out, the capital might be shaken more than it had been in several decades...
...bloodless "pocket rebellion" by the air force began during the week be fore Christmas, when Brigadier General Héctor Luis Fautario, the air force commander, arrived at one of Buenos Aires' airports to fly to Córdoba. Fautario, an unpopular general unswervingly loyal to President Perón, was detained by high-ranking fellow officers, who thereupon declared a rebellion. Military leaders, apparently sharing the general dislike of Fautario, quickly acceded to one of the rebels' demands and dismissed him. But Fautario's successor, Brigadier General Orlando Ramon Agosti, was unsympathetic to the rebels...
...third and fourth lines, however, bring essentially untested players to the fore. Junior Bill Hozack will center the third Trio with senior Phelps Swift and Mike Leckie on wings. All were letterman last year, but saw only limited action...
...seems, handled the family-hour nuisance most wisely. Its ratings have actually risen marginally, probably because its new shows are supported, sometimes fore and aft, with old favorites. The network also realized that 9 o'clock, when you rise to shoo the kids out of the living room, is the logical time to switch channels if you are ever going to. At that point ABC stands ready to present what the ratings indicate most Americans want-a quick fix of violence (five nights a week if you count N.F.L. football) or an old movie (on Friday and Sunday...