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Even so, the House has passed the bill 266 to 136, and the Senate is expected to follow through soon. The measure has been endorsed by a bipartisan phalanx of Senators from Gulf and West Coast states. And there probably is enough support for Congress to override any possible veto by President Nixon, who to his credit opposes the proposal...
...trip, teams of U.S. security experts were touring the capitals of the countries that he would visit, working out the intricate details of protecting him from attack. Acutely mindful of their responsibilities, the host countries mobilized hordes of police, soldiers and security agents to guard the President. A phalanx of Secret Service agents traveled with Nixon, some always at his side, others riding in cars close behind, their eyes constantly roving over the crowds that lined the way. But there was no gainsaying the fact that during many parts of his tour the President was an easy target...
...dedicated to different parts of the Constitution. That sort of shifting attention has been true from the beginning of the court, and it will always be true. The shift has been overemphasized anyway. Those who really study the cases will realize that lately there is no solid bloc, no phalanx, no automatic lineup of certain people against others. It shifts on every type of case. We're all independent, we all got here under our own steam, and we're not subject to political or presidential pressure. And that's the way it works...
...Peking leaders have overwhelming justification for fearing the Soviet Union, which has stationed one million men on the China border and a nuclear phalanx in nearby Mongolia. On the other hand, it may be that in their dealings with the United States and in their own internal debates, the Chinese will tend to exaggerate the extent of the Soviet threat and particularly the Soviet desire to continue to commit vast resources to the military buildup on the China border. Could it be that the Soviets have learned from the Vietnam war that the massive use of force against Asian countries...
...Architect. "We need a good Structuralist around here", Bok explains. "Now that we've built Gund Hall, maybe Dr. Levi can tell us what it's for." In an uncharacteristic display of independence, the Senate erupts in a barrage of catcalls and Bronx cheers until Spiro Agnew and a phalanx of Sergeant-at-Arms convince Congressional spitoons to turn on their former masters Frank Fisher, director of the Office of Career Services and Off-Campus Learning releases a report entitled What the Harvard and Radcliffe Class of 1973 Wants to Do When It Grows Up. The new study shows that...