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...from the fighting at the ballot boxes had cleared, a quietly jubilant Pell stopped in front of a throng of a thousand supporters and well-wishers to announce he had just received the concession of John Chafee. Pell had won by over 32,000 votes, more than enough to offset any absentee ballot surge from Chafee...
Leadership of the Free World may have meant hegemony rather than empire, but Kennan's policy recommendations denied that domination was the goal. He preferred to believe the national interest lay in more modest directions, and an emotional commitment to a unified Europe that could offset a powerful Soviet state. He showed no patience for people desiring to make the world over in America's interest, and he never even acknowledged the legitimacy of their participation in American government...
...District's 134 Boston precincts. Hicks captured a narrow lead, but late returns from the 37 precincts in suburban towns were expected to offset that margin...
...offset Jay Rockefeller's name, fame and wealth-his $1.5 million campaign fund is largely family money-Incumbent Republican Arch A. Moore Jr., 49 (who has a substantial fund himself), is getting personal appearance plugs from six G.O.P. Governors (excluding Nelson), Vice President Agnew and President Nixon. In addition, twelve Illinois Republican Congressmen recently visited West Virginia to diminish the Percy charisma...
...present Thompson's domestic troubles are partially offset by a rush of business from its long-established overseas branches. Last year these subsidiaries accounted for slightly more than half the company's net income, and this year they are expected to produce more than half the billings. Yet advertisers are becoming more knowing about the costs and uses of advertising. Clients will continue to require a broad range of promotional support, and the need for full-service agencies will not disappear. But even the biggest agency of them all will have to show more flexibility than...