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...Vice President's aides pooh-poohed all rumors, claiming at least 1,450 first-ballot votes for their man (needed to nominate: 1,312). Nonetheless, some Humphrey supporters were fearful that the whole operation was coming unstuck and that a delay in the convention-whether as a result of prolonged floor fights, paralyzing disorders outside the hall or anything else -could prove dangerous. The fact is that Humphrey has thus far failed to make much of an impression on the electorate or to demonstrate that he is his own man, not Lyndon Johnson...
Phasing Out. On Viet Nam, California's Governor Ronald Reagan stood pretty much alone among prominent party men defending the hard line. He pooh-poohed the Paris peace talks as primarily Communist propaganda. He questioned the bombing limitation over North Viet Nam. In the text of his remarks before the Platform Committee, he underlined his hope that "we will fight...
Yalta to Yippies. Frederick Crews, 35, professor of English at Berkeley and author of such disparate books as The Sins of the Fathers: Hawthorne's Psychological Themes and the fluffy satire The Pooh Perplex, coaxes a respectable number of chuckles out of America's national preoccupation with youth. The Patch Commission, "a complete, uncensored transcript of the first day's proceedings of the Presidential Emergency Commission on Child Governance Priorities," describes an attempt by its three panel members to outline a "Realpediatrik" with which to save the nation from disaster...
Reagan retreated behind his noncandidate's cloak, denied any connection with the $300,000 television drive waged on his behalf in Oregon. Rockefeller pooh-poohed Oregon's importance while seeking delegate support in Denver, Albuquerque, Cheyenne, Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. With increasing edginess, New York's Governor questioned both Nixon's ability to win in the general election and to be a successful President even...
...pressure on the U.S. to halt its air raids against the North. "They wouldn't have come," said he, "unless they had expected more than propaganda out of this exercise." Accordingly, Harriman proposed that both sides get down to substantive and secret discussions. For the present, Hanoi has pooh-poohed the suggestion. Nevertheless, U.S. diplomats expect Hanoi to realize eventually that its propaganda tactics will bring diminishing returns-and at that point will begin to negotiate in earnest...