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...Verrett's chick-embryo work, and the publicity she obtained for it, were not a factor in the decision to restrict, and later ban, the use of cyclamate in the U.S. An official of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, in explaining HEW'S action, said, "It has nothing to do with previous studies of the effect of cyclamates on chick embryos or on studies of rat chromosomes in tissue culture...
...aftermath of Watergate, attempts will be made to diminish the power of the presidency. I would caution against any action that would severely restrict the President in effectively leading the nation. There are, of course, lessons to be learned from Watergate, but I believe that there is no substitute for a strong presidency. To suggest that presidential advisers require Senate confirmation and that all presidential discussions, records and documents be subject to congressional scrutiny would, in my judgment, be sheer folly...
...officials at the same time, wants his lawyers to question Nixon about the precise instructions the President had given him. Ehrlichman now claims that he was misled by Nixon and Haldeman into thinking that genuine national security considerations lay behind their desire to get the FBI to restrict its investigation...
Despite ineffectual laws that in theory restrict the size and nature of political contributions, the L.D.P. has managed to accumulate a huge war chest. Some Tokyo papers estimate that the Liberal Democrats have spent about $142 million on the election so far. The party, moreover, is receiving the open support of the great zaikai (conglomerates) for the first time. Some firms, including Mitsubishi, Hitachi and Toyota, are "sponsoring" their own L.D.P. candidates. Mitsubishi, for instance, is backing one of its employees, ex-Policeman Ken Saka, for a national seat; the company's interest in Saka is not likely...
Many powerful conservative and special-interest groups lobbied hard against land planning. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce called the bill a worrisome manifestation of "no growth" philosophy. Timber, real estate and home-building officials feared that it would restrict their business. Right-wing organizations, including the John Birch Society, claimed that the legislation would amount to "confiscation of property without compensation...