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...political pique, defeated Prime Minister Francisco Pinto Balsemào threatened to resign his caretaker post if Scares has not formed a government in 30 days. Moreover, even if a new coalition is patched together, no one would place bets on its longevity. Yet the stakes this time are high. As Scares put it last week, "The Socialist Party cannot fail in its mandate. That would endanger the very regime." Translation: if the Socialists and Social Democrats do not come to terms, there is nothing left...
Meanwhile, back across the river in Lauderdale, the Church of Christ preacher who led the opposition to alcohol in Colbert, Lamar Plunket, said the county was in sorry shape. "Alcoholism has increased," he said over a plate of barbecue, turnip greens, pinto beans and sweet potatoes. "Our churches are getting more calls for clothing, for food, because people, once they get on this thing, they're going to have it even if the family goes hungry. And I can't verify this personally, but I've had reports of nude-type dancing in some of the bars...
...whose closing arguments clinched convictions of Mitchell, Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mardian. With sarcasm, he accused defendants of switching their view of "good John Dean" to "mean John Dean" after Nixon's counsel told the truth. Now practicing law in Nashville. Successfully defended Ford Motor Co. against criminal charges in Pinto gas tank fires and Elvis Presley's doctor against accusation of overprescribing drugs...
...especially the high-powered and much sought-after graduates of the Law Review--spend their lives handling the business of systematically and legally oppressing other Americans in the name of the greater corporate good. Helping Hooker Chemical explain away Love Canal or Ford disguise the problems with its Pinto is sorry work, no better if done by a Black man or a woman than by a prep-school WASP...
Harvard drill master David Pinto '82 last week also declined comment on his band's show, except to say "our shows have been decent this year--it'll probably be very funny." He added that the group will perform "all the usual football stuff" (like "Harvardiana," "Veritas." "Grid Iron King," and Tom Lehrer's "Fight Fiercely Harvard) and will probably be very tired after having performed at the New York Harvard Club the night before. "Whether our team wins or loses we'll serenade them after The Game," Pinto said...