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...first press conference since he announced the freeze, Nixon promised that the rules of Phase II "will restrain wages and prices in major industries." His remarks left little doubt that the Administration will retain legal authority to force such industries to roll back wage and price increases that it considers inflationary, rather than relying on strictly voluntary compliance. It will probably do so by asking Congress for a one-year extension of the Economic Stabilization Act, which empowered Nixon to declare the freeze; that act expires next April 30. A similar program of firm control was also suggested earlier...
...That stand involves harrowing legal problems. According to the U.N. Charter, the admission and expulsion of members must be recommended to the General Assembly by the Security Council. If Peking is allowed to take over China's Security Council seat, it is certain to oppose any plan to retain Taipei's U.N. membership, since it argues-as does Chiang's regime-that the island is not a separate country but a part of China...
Radcliffe will retain control fo the Schlesinger Library, the Radcliffe Institute, the Alumnae Office and financial aids and admissions...
...difficult diplomatic offensives in recent American history: bringing mainland China into the U.N. without allowing the expulsion of Taiwan. It will not be easy to achieve, as Bush quite readily admits. For one thing, he has had to convince delegates that President Nixon was really serious about fighting to retain Taiwan's seat; many of them cynically assumed that the U.S. would go through the motions of fighting for Taiwan, but would be just as glad to be defeated. Bush, who has personally visited nearly 50 delegations to plug for the American plan, has made the U.S. point clear...
...seriously on these inequities. Nixon's program is designed to jolt them into much-needed negotiations. What disturbs foreign leaders is the possibility that the President might become so enthused by the domestic popularity of his program that he will push them too hard, demand too much, and retain the surtax too long...