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Part of the credit for the bill's smooth passage went to the President, who persuaded Congress that he was asking only what he absolutely needed; previous Administrations often raised congressional hackles by padding foreign aid in anticipation of cutbacks. More credit went to AID Administrator David E. Bell, generally recognized as the best boss that foreign aid has had. Still more went to Congressman Thomas E. ("Doc") Morgan, 58, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and a man with the comforting way of a small-town doctor-which is what...
...Kenyatta was in no mood to play games. After an emergency Cabinet meeting, he delivered a thinly veiled denunciation of both Uganda and Tanzania for "an act of criminal folly and a serious violation of Kenya's territorial integrity." When Uganda Premier Milton Obote telephoned to try to smooth things over, Kenyatta refused to speak to him. When a Tanzania spokesman announced airily that "this has nothing to do with us," Kenyatta fired off a diplomatic note holding Tanzania just as guilty as Uganda...
...Harvard: the Eastern Sprint Rowing Championship, for the second straight year; at Worcester, Mass. Battling 10-m.p.h. headwinds, the smooth-stroking Crimson varsity, unbeaten in college competition since 1963, easily outdistanced runner-up Cornell...
...motorized bauble for his wife (Jeanne Moreau). "I don't much care for the shape of the decanter," Harrison purrs, eying the built-in bar accessories. He has the automobile delivered during a party on Ascot eve, and Veteran Director Anthony Asquith (The V.l.P.s) begins scratching through the smooth surfaces of leisure-class life with exquisite malice. At dinner, Moreau arranges a tryst with one of Harrison's subordinates (Edmund Purdom), masking her passion with some sprightly table talk about the anchovy sauce served on British trains. Next day, while Harrison's horse wins the Gold...
...Crimson, with senior Dick Ames moved from attach to first midfield, was no match for the fast, smooth Ell attack. When Harvard got the ball, a combination of sloppy hall handling and hard Yale checking prevented them from doing anything with...