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...attempt to form a moderate consensus government. Instead, he appointed leading members of Labor's outspoken left wing to important Cabinet posts. Anthony (Tony) Wedgwood Benn became Minister for Industry and proposed "planning agreements" with the country's top 100 companies-a first step, many felt, toward outright nationalization. The Exchequer went to Denis Healey, who during last February's campaign pledged that he would cause "howls of anguish" from the rich. Actually, the higher taxes he imposed on those in the upper income levels and on corporations primarily hit the middle classes. The policies of Benn...
...back-country honcho (Emilio Fernandez), who happens to be the fellow looking to have him done in. Bennie does not find this out until practically the last scene, when he has eliminated a lot of middlemen, mostly by gunfire. For the balance of the action, blistering jealousy and outright greed suit him as motivation just fine...
...that Dartmouth will finish first. Each year four or five well-balanced teams take a run at the Indians, but somehow the Big Green always manages to come out on top--Dartmouth has captured at least a share of the Ivy crown every year since 1969, incluing three outright championships. In the last two years, four teams have had a shot at the title going into the last two weeks of the season, but Dartmouth has pulled it out each time...
...true to form that this man who removed honor, dignity and outright cash from his office as President would deny his countrymen the peace of knowing that their great constitutional processes had worked justly. How tragic that a President of the United States had not the moral fiber to provide us with a moment of truth...
...Reno and the La Salettes, the story seems to be winding down to an unexpectedly happy ending. The Archdiocese of San Francisco came to Reno's aid, issuing a call for help from other U.S. dioceses that brought good tidings: about $1 million in outright gifts and longterm, low-or no-interest loans in amounts ranging from $25,000 to $1 million. Similarly, the Conference of Major Superiors of Men, an umbrella organization for U.S. male religious orders, has organized an effort to bail out the La Salettes. Still, that leaves a number of investors whose fate is still...