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Actually the Administration got its way partly because of one of the most strenuous lobbying campaigns since the passage of the Panama Canal treaties. "A Herculean lobbying effort," grumbled Democratic Senator Howard Metzenbaum, an opponent of the bill. "The Administration pressured every group to get them to pressure members of the Senate. They lined up the Business Roundtable and General Motors. They made it a patriotic issue to vote for this bill. The Administration put anything on the table to get votes. They really turned out the troops. How could any of us combat that kind of power...
...that reason many of them tend to disappear from the scene. The angels among them, because they are younger, often have a greater affinity with undergraduates. Therefore, if they're absolutely herculean they show up on the other side of the coin" as favorite teachers of the undergraduates...
...again in 1943. The Battle of the Atlantic (Dial/James Wade; 342 pages; $14.95) is based largely on newly released documents from British, U.S. and German archives, as well as on eyewitness accounts. The fascinating history exhumes and examines the political squabbles and secret deals on land-and the herculean U.S. shipbuilding program that eventually scuttled Dönitz's undersea fleet. With more than 400 action photos...
...Ajootian went nowhere, then everyone should go there. Among his herculean performances this season were a 63-ft. 2 1/2-in. first place against Army, a 63-ft. 8-in. in the IC4As, and a somewhat disappointing ("I wanted to throw a 64 or 65") 62-ft. 11-in., for a sixth place slot in yesterday's Nationals, held in Detroit...
...writing concentrators clearly reject insinuations about the inappropriateness of their work. Binder said that producing a book of poetry for a thesis is a "Herculean task." She adds that others are "fooling themselves" if they think the students in the writing major are "given a break...