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...Chop! Done. In one corner of his dream stands a forlorn J. William Fulbright, talking while no one listens. With other prickly Democratic Sena'e oligarchs, Fulbright has been toppled by a Republican capture of the Senate. In a far recess of the Senate chamber, a vestigial cluster of radic-libs cowers as a troglodytic terrorizer in tailored twill cracks a whip over their heads. At last the President slips into the sleep of serenity and contentment...
Much as he thirsts for political control, the President's overriding aim is for an ideological majority. Hence the incessant cry that the Senate needs rescue from radic-libs. Southern conservative Democratic Senators are not fired upon; Republican liberals have pointedly been excluded from the Administration's campaign roles...
...also created a new derogatory label: "radical-liberal" (he sometimes shortened it to "radic-lib"). The term seems to include nearly all opposition on the Administration's left, particularly in Congress and on the campuses. The Vice President used the expression with relish at his first stop in Springfield, delighting his Republican audience. As he jetted on to Casper, Wyo., and San Diego, Agnew embroidered on the theme. He hit at "a disruptive radical and militant minority-the pampered prodigies of the radical-liberals in the U.S. Senate...
...years, they say, polonium deposited in the bronchial linings may deliver a radiation dose at least seven times the normal radiation exposure of non-smokers. It has been known for many years that ionizing radiation can produce cancer in man, but this report is the first to suggest that radic-isotopes in cigarettes are involved in the production of lung cancer...
...letter goes on to show that the report brought by "A. P." was sent out by newsagency. "Avala" which is supported by Belgrad government. Avala had to send what was ordered. . . . They featured Radic as provocateur so that his fame and justness of his cause may be demolished in the eyes of the world. I have every reason to believe that the contents of my letter are true...