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GRENDEL by John Gardner. 174 pages. Knopf...
Mailing List. Trouble is, that record is not as clear and sharp as it might be. To be sure, the effectiveness of lobbying defies precise calculation. Common Cause has concentrated most of its efforts on Congress, and new legislation has many fathers. Still, Gardner feels that Common Cause should be recognized for significant if sometimes intangible achievements...
Common Cause claims success for its efforts in behalf of the 18-year-old vote; the group sparked a heavy write-in campaign, lobbied on Capitol Hill and organized ratification coalitions and lobbies in many state capitols. Though Gardner asks for no special credit, Senator William Proxmire of Wisconsin commended Common Cause for its help "in rallying opposition to the SST and winning the fight...
...Gardner, a liberal Republican, has been attacked in the G.O.P. National Committee's newsletter "Monday" as "a purveyor of the radical Democratic line on virtually every issue." Gardner once had to apologize for a staff goof that permitted the Democratic National Committee to use his mailing list for fund raising. He has been vulnerable on another count: Lyn Nofziger of the Republican National Committee has charged him with creating a personality cult. That accusation is undoubtedly unfair. But it is true that John Gardner's personal prestige and organizational skill have been essential in attracting supporters to Common...
...making them immediately applicable. As a last resort, we could lower the value of the dollar, perhaps by permitting it to float until it found its proper relationship to other currencies. That would reduce the prices of U.S. exports in the world market and drive up import prices." GARDNER ACKLEY, former chairman (1964-68) of the President's Council of Economic Advisers. "The Administration could easily put another $8 billion to $10 billion a year into the economy. What we need are liberalized unemployment insurance benefits, accelerated tax reductions effective now, instead of in 1972 or 1973, and vigorous...