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Power Loss. Also unquestioned was Katzenbach's observation that electing Representatives only in presidential years would give the President a more cooperative House and lessen the chance of crippling legislative stalemates, such as those that stymied Herbert Hoover when Democrats took over the lower chamber in 1931 and Harry Truman when Republicans took command in 1947. Only once in this century-in 1934-has the presidential party not lost strength during off-year elections...
Division of Powers. There is a growing possibility that Franco himself may step in to smooth the transition. He is aware of the problems that his death will create, and, painful though it may be, finally seems to be doing something to try to lessen them. Three times in the past 18 months, his speeches have referred to the need to "institutionalize" the regime. With his approval, the first tentative drafts of a new "institutional law" were debated behind the closed doors of last year's final Cabinet meeting...
...plane from veering out of control to the right or left. Pulled outward by centrifugal force and downward by gravity, a fast-rolling plane would be confined to a circular path high against the outer, steeply sloping part of the runway. As its speed decreased, centrifugal force would lessen, and gravity would pull it in a slowly descending spiral toward the lower, more horizontal section...
...reason for the lack of space is that, because of the increased draft call, there will not be the usual number of voluntary drop-outs at the end of the year. According to Watson, the Masters usually can hope to lessen the over-crowding after the first semester, but that probably will not be the case this year. Very few students will choose be take semester leaves of absence, he said...
...most unfriendly attack on the dollar has been pressed by France's Charles de Gaulle, who seeks through economic mischief to gain his own political ends and lessen the U.S.'s influence abroad. In the past year, De Gaulle and Giscard d'Estaing have pushed to upgrade the trading power of gold (of which France has plenty), cashing in $800 million worth of dollars for U.S. bullion. Imitating the French, West Germany, Spain, The Netherlands, Belgium, and Switzerland have also traded in many millions of dollars for Fort Knox's gold...