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...Stefan Kanfer's "Words from Watergate" [Aug. 13] is the most incisive analysis of the Watergate mess that I have yet read. How right he is in realizing that those tidy adjectives, nouns and verbs can soften the grossest indiscretions and crimes...
...original logic behind the price freeze was that it would delay and spread out price increases. Economically, that would ease the pain for the consumer; politically, that would soften the blow to President Nixon. During the rest of this year, food prices are likely to rise 3% or 4%-an annual rate of 6% or 8%. In fact, so much beef is being held back now that the cattlemen may get burned. If the Administration hangs tough and the sellers' strike continues, great herds of cattle will hit the markets after Sept. 12-and beef prices could go down...
...simply a layer of natural wool backed with steel wool that is kept in place by a fine mesh screen. "I used it recently on a cut finger and it healed quickly," says Peter. He also practices a few other Reichian techniques, including screaming and forced vomiting to soften up the "muscular armor"-the uptightness of the body that Wilhelm Reich believed could interfere with the healthy flow of orgone...
Bobby Riggs demolished Margaret Smith Court yesterday with an assortment of lobs, drop shots, chops and marshmallow drives. Riggs started the day by handing Court a bouquet of red roses to "soften her up," and finished things off by challenging other women players, especially Billie Jean King. Riggs's original challenge--designed to prove the superiority of male tennis players--was directed to King...
...campaign law requiring disclosure went into effect last April. Some $15 million is estimated to have been collected in the month before that. Gardner's suit claims that public reports on the names and on receipts and expenditures were required even before the deadline. Stans wanted Gardner to soften his suit; Gardner refused, and a trial is expected...