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...Mount Tecumseh, where she was skiing with seven of her eleven children, Ethel Kennedy landed on her back. Her acrobatics caused boot-top fractures of two bones in her right leg, which were set by doctors at the lodge infirmary. Hardly worth mentioning, however, compared to the snap, crackle and pop of Motorcycle Daredevil Evel Knievel, who, by rough count, broke his 101st, 102nd, 103rd and 104th bones at the Michigan State Fairgrounds last week. The latest fracture of his collarbone and ribs will not, of course, deter Knievel from his scheduled motorcycle leap this week in Sacramento, Calif., where...
...Muskie camp was in a state of crisis. Not even his closest aides were certain how Muskie would take his defeat, whether he would sulk or come out fighting. At week's end, Muskie seemed to erase their fears. He barged into Indiana and Illinois with unusual snap, apparently relishing his new underdog role. He attacked Wallace as a "preacher of prejudice," and Nixon as the servant of special interests...
...face of the current threat, the Prime Minister's inflexibility must only serve to aggravate the workers (who look upon it as arrogance) and stiffen his supporters in their growing irritation with organized labor. Should Heath snap rather than bend-as did that other obstinate Prime Minister, Anthony Eden, in 1957-who would fill the vacuum? The Tory Party would never accept the fiery, rabble-rousing M.P. Enoch Powell. But his demagogy would exploit basic passions, for he personifies the fears, jealousies and hatreds of many British people to a frightening degree...
...whole genre of gossipmongers was falling victim to the permissive times. As one pressagent lamented, "Nobody's shocked any more." The syndicated outlets for his column fell from a onetime high of nearly 1,000 to slightly more than 100. With press card tucked in his gray, snap-brim fedora as of old, Winchell still occasionally turned up at the scene of a major story, but the old fire was gone. "Yes, by Christ," he said, "I think I am a little bored...
...proven to be a remarkable success. It is not only convenient for the 18,000 residents in the 3-sq.-mi. district now served by Telebuses but also financially beneficial for the city transit system, which needs more passengers to cut its deficit. During a particularly bitter cold snap early in January, the city's eleven 42-passenger Telebuses responded to an average of 2,000 calls per day. Cost of the service: 35?, only a dime more than the standard fare...