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...Wayne L. Hays. Some Democrats want to use their refusal to vote Indochina aid as a club to force Nixon to yield in his running battle with Congress over his impounding of funds already appropriated. Even such a longtime supporter of foreign aid as Minnesota's Democratic Senator Hubert Humphrey said he cannot support the rebuilding of Haiphong while part of Washington, D.C., remains unreconstructed since the race riots...
...Senate is counting on to lead its struggle against what is increasingly seen as presidential encroachment on congressional powers, including impounding of funds and government by decree. "Sam Ervin," says Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield, "is the man to watch in this Congress." Or as Hubert Humphrey put it: "Ervin is the right man at the right time in the right place...
...TIMEs golden-anniversary dinner. They included legislative experts, scholars, newsmen and members of the Executive Branch. But the largest number were from the Congress. House Speaker Carl Albert and Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott assessed the role and powers of Congress. In addition, six other members participated-Senators Hubert H. Humphrey, Adlai Stevenson III and Ernest Hollings, and Representatives Patsy Mink, Gerald Ford and John Anderson...
...lifelong Democrat, Sinatra did not give up. In 1968 he volunteered to campaign for Hubert Humphrey, but his hopes there never materialized. Annoyed, Sinatra turned to the Republicans and campaigned for Ronald Reagan in 1970. Through Reagan's graces Sinatra came to know Spiro Agnew. Cordial friends ever since, Agnew frequently spends long weekends at Sinatra's place in Palm Springs. The Vice President honored Sinatra in January 1971 by flying to Palm Springs for the dedication of the Martin Anthony Sinatra Medical Education Center, Sinatra's monument to his father. Later, while on a good-will...
...conciliatory mood. Although Nixon appeared to be a "consenous" President--having won over 60 per cent of the vote as opposed to 43 per cent in 1968--the position of the country that had voted against him seemed to like him even less than it had when he defeated Hubert Humphrey. So it shouldn't have been surprising that 100,000 people--many more than anticipated--came to this year's "counter inaugural...