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...many liberals who considered the plan unworkable. The environmentalists, led by Wisconsin Democrat Gay lord Nelson, were aghast at another provision that would have delayed until 1979 the imposition of "clean air" standards for factories and power plants that are shifting from oil to coal. All sides felt freer to drop or at least delay the bill because of the easing of oil supplies. Said Nelson: "We are not in an emergency situation right...
...bias cut" makes clothes drape sexily against the body. Since the favored fabrics of 1974 are gossamer-thin and always unlined, they need, even demand ample length to prevent skirts from being unintentionally hoisted at the slightest breeze. The result is a calf-length skirt that is wider, freer and not quite as long as the ill-fated midi...
...Americans, the suddenly fashionable area of Chinese painting has long been dominated-in terms of taste, scholarship and accessibility-by two great public collections: the Freer Gallery in Washington and the Cleveland Museum...
What most disturbed his critics was Nixon's lack of guarantees that the new special prosecutor, to be appointed by Acting Attorney General Bork, would be any freer than Cox in gaining access to presidential papers or other needed tapes. Nixon said that no litigation will be needed by the prosecutor to get most nonpresidential White House evidence because these matters "can be worked out." But there is no real room for compromise, especially on evidence that might possibly implicate the President. Nixon vowed to grant the prosecutor "cooperation" and "independence," but that fell well short of what...
...Correspondent John Shaw cabled last week that "the Soviet leaders are setting the stage for the meeting of the European Security Conference in Geneva on Sept 18. They are putting the West on notice that they are eager to import foreign technology, but are adamant in rejecting the 'freer flow' of ideas proposed by Western ESC nations. The Soviets have revealed that dissent is a live issue at home, contradicted their claim that the dissenters are few and unimportant, reverted to Stalinist methods of marshaling opinion, and openly challenged the West as to how firmly it is prepared...