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...Jordan and Lance debated the matter for two days through meals and tennis matches, Jordan found the subject less painful than he had expected. Though the two men sometimes intensely argued the pros and cons of resignation, there was no rancor. Jordan made clear that he was not speaking for the President, but that his views were shared by other White House advisers. Lance contended that he was being unfairly accused by his critics and that to quit would be to abandon the principle that the mere leveling of charges should not force a man out of office. He wanted...
...multinational funnelled $350,000 to Allende's opponents in 1970 with the advice and assistance of the CIA. The Evans and Novak apologia drew rebuttals from columnists Anthony Lewis of the New York Times and Mary McGrory of the Washington Star, who again chose to concentrate on the pros and cons of a Helms indictment (their thumbs predictably turned downward on the former superspook...
...SANDERS now has the talent, and in his new role as assistant coach on the Celtics, maybe his low-key approach will be appreciated. At Harvard, Satch was the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time. A winner in the pros, Sanders was a loser in college...
Through the years the Walker Cup has managed to maintain the spirit of gentlemanly integrity and unconcealed exuberance associated with amateur golf since the heyday of Bobby Jones. Despite the tremendous popularity now enjoyed by the leading pros, the Walker Cup continues to be a more appealing event than its professional counterpart, the Ryder...
...June a series of memos on the cargo preference bill, which at that point would have required that 25% to 30% of all imported oil be carried by U.S. ships, reached the President's desk. Treasury Secretary Michael Blumenthal reviewed the pros and cons: the bill, he said, would create as many as 18,000 jobs at sea and in shipyards and reduce the nation's trade deficit, but in the long run, by raising costs, would reduce both total employment and national production. Domestic Affairs Adviser Stuart Eizenstat noted that not only Blumenthal but CEA Chairman Charles...