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...emerged as the government's best politician after Spinola. Counseling moderation and condemning the Maoist left and labor unrest, Cunhal says that his short-term aim is the nationalization of transportation, mines, steel and "other fundamental sectors," plus agrarian reform. Cunhal's speeches round the country outdraw those of any other politician, and his Communist Party has embarked on a vast voter education program. "Our goal is not the conquest of power," he insisted last week in an interview with TIME Correspondent George Taber. "Our first goal is the restoration of democratic institutions...
...states in the U.S., Iowa offers the fairest distribution of athletic funds, sports programs and practice facilities. About the only time there may be a hint of athletic sexism is when the state basketball championships are played off in Des Moines. There the girls' games often outdraw the boys'. For next week's girls' basketball finals, virtually all the 15,000 seats in the Veterans Memorial Auditorium have already been sold...
...undoubtedly true that a portion of the public is wearying of the affair, since most of the vital revelations seem already to have been made. Still, the opinion polls indicate that public interest in Watergate remains high, and television ratings show that Watergate is continuing to outdraw other daytime shows. It is as if the critics and the players were to decide a piece of theater was fraying a bit after a long run, and never mind the audience...
...fill the two vacancies left by Schiller's departure, Brandt switched Helmut Schmidt from the Defense Ministry to take over the Economics and Finance portfolios. Schmidt, whose youthful good looks help him to outdraw even Brandt in voter-preference polls, is a leading member of the party's right wing. With elections ahead, Brandt wanted to be certain that West German voters realized that Schiller's abrupt exodus did not mean a leftward swing by the Social Democrats away from the recent middle-of-the-road policies that helped bring them to power...
...filled attractions are part of a new biblical amusement park called Holyland. Now abuilding on 225 acres outside Mobile, Ala., the $10 million project is the inspiration of a group of businessmen headed by Alabama Entrepreneur Bill Caywood. Apparently convinced that Moses can outdraw Mickey Mouse, Caywood & Co. are confident that when Holyland opens on Palm Sunday 1973 there will be no room at The Inn, a 300-unit lodge on the park grounds...