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Marchais, in fact, seems to go out of his way to frighten middle-of-the-road voters out of supporting Mitterrand. One of his latest ploys, incredibly enough, has been to raise the specter of Communist ministers in a Mitterrand government. Mitterrand has been forced to insist that he would never accept them-and in so doing has given Marchais an excuse, should he choose, to ask his membership to boycott the second round rather than vote for Mitterrand...
...longer you delay the mugger, the more impatient, and more violent, he is likely to become. If you are held up in an isolated area, do not scream. Chances are that no one will hear your cries for help, and they will only enrage-or perhaps even worse, frighten-the mugger. Do not make any sudden moves when reaching for your wallet or purse; a jittery mugger may misunderstand and attack you. Instead, tell him in advance what you plan to do and then move slowly. Always carry some cash with you. If your pockets are empty, some muggers will...
Whether these and other policies eventually foster a multination anti-Soviet defense grouping in the Far East, spearheaded by the U.S., will depend mainly on two factors: first, whether Soviet activity in the region continues to frighten the countries there in the direction of such a grouping; and second, whether those countries are sufficiently impressed by the promised U.S. buildup to follow the American lead...
...Communist Party is not making Mitterrand's task easy. Marchais has recently begun insisting that a Mitterrand government should include Communist ministers, a ploy meant to frighten moderate voters. Paradoxically, as in 1978, France's Moscow-oriented Communist Party feels less threatened by Giscard than by Mitterrand, whose avowed aim is to reduce Communist influence by strengthening the Socialist Party...
...nuclear weapons from Britain, sweeping nationalization of industry, withdrawal from ties with NATO and the European Community and the abolition of the House of Lords. "Today," said left-wing Standard-Bearer Tony Benn, 55, "we have changed the course of British history." The radical platform seemed certain to frighten many of Labor's moderate voters, and the strengthened left in power could transform Britain's relations with the U.S. Warned Kingman Brewster, retiring American Ambassador to London: "Britain can't have it both ways...