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Since he re-entered politics by winning election to the Senate in 1970, Bentsen has tried to alter his reputation as a conservative. Once a firm booster of the aerospace industry and a staunch supporter of the Viet Nam War, he has moderated his stance in recent years by voting against the ssx and opposing additional military aid to South Viet Nam. In an unusual move for a Texan, he has proposed the elimination of the oil depletion allowance for the major oil producers. He insists, however, that the allowance should be continued "for the small, independent producers who drill...
Goaded by staunch House committee statements and remembering the harangue that followed when Stewart's resolution was passed and then rescinded last year, the CHUL buried the motion under an avalanche of votes...
...what he does, and what he does has given us no cause for alarm." Actually the Shah was trying to improve Iran's relations with the Arabs, who worry about his military domination of the Persian Gulf and are unhappy about his continuing border battles with Iraq, a staunch ally of Syria. In both Amman and Cairo, the Shah offered aid to his hosts. With U.S. approval, he presented Hussein with a squadron of F-5A fighters being phased out of the Iranian air force for newer U.S. jets. In Cairo, the Shah's experts worked out final...
...neither the sense of childlike innocence nor the wonder of revisiting a durable fable is lost. Stephanie Mills, wistful and staunch as Dorothy, sings like an angel on furlough. Her companions, the Scarecrow (Hinton Battle), the Cowardly Lion (Ted Ross) and the Tin Woodman (Tiger Haynes) are equally winning and bring complete conviction to their roles...
...that greed, hatred and corruption conspire to make it sometimes necessary. When Billy Jack lets his hands and feet fly at some nasty yokel, he feels just terrible afterward. His guilt has to do in great part with his love for Jean Roberts (Delores Taylor), a staunch advocate of nonviolence who takes a dim view of Billy's temper even as she makes good use of his muscle. In Trial, as in its predecessor, the townies are always hassling Jean and her freedom school-a dewy combination of Summerhill and a dude ranch the citizens think is the vanguard...