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...done, and I half think they'll be showing me illustrated pillows next. O.K., there's the fiasco of Chi-Chi and An-An, who couldn't get it on at the Moscow Zoo a few years back. But would you be relaxed on a honeymoon in Moscow? As for Washington, a covey of environmentalists has been invited to meet me and have some wine and cheese. And after my first date with wingding, they're planning a round-the-clock watch by volunteer voyeurs...
...President's actions last week were primarily intended to convince the public that the new Administration will use its political honeymoon period to push through major economic measures. Oil deregulation was the most significant of the week's decisions. Although it is expected to raise the price of gasoline by anywhere from 30 to 120 per gal. by the end of summer, the action will eliminate many of the distortions caused by artificial price restraints and gasoline allocation during the past decade. The controls were due to expire on Sept. 30, in any case, but the President decided...
...F.D.R. of the right, he is going to have to act rapidly and not let the good will evaporate. The time is past for general exhortation. We had that in the Inaugural speech. Now is the tune for specifics." Adds Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Ed Campbell: "I think the honeymoon period could be shorter than usual because people are just not going to accept business as usual...
...election by a landslide and was welcomed to office last week with a blare of trumpets and the bells of rejoicing at the freeing of the American hostages. But Ronald Reagan's honeymoon is likely to be somber. He inherits a nation that is bleakly pessimistic about its own situation, anxious about inflation, skeptical about solving any of its major problems quickly and much less confident than it was four years ago when Jimmy Carter took office...
...train crash. In truth, Mom and Pop are in a retirement home that Francis never visits. Having eased his way on sympathy, he plays it by ear and keeps an eye open for opportunities. " 'You'll bring your dragon brooch?' he said, speaking of their honeymoon. 'And your little sapphires and your seed pearls?' Surprised, Julia replied that jewellery could be a nuisance when you were travelling. 'I want to show you off.' sHe smiled...