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...Democratic Senator?is that "he is a weak tinkler." Anderson still plays hockey in an oldtimers' league, jogs daily, packs golf clubs for his out-of-town trips and likes to open the fishing season, although he has had little time for the sport otherwise. He is a staunch civil libertarian, and while he would not think of going to see Deep Throat, or even Last Tango in Paris, he would never consider trying to shut them down either. Throat, in fact, has been playing for weeks...
...with the crucial California primary fast approaching, the beleaguered presidential campaign of Hubert Humphrey was badly pressed for funds. Humphrey knew that if anyone could help him in a hurry, it would be John L. Loeb Sr., his old friend and staunch backer (though he is a nominal Republican), senior partner of Loeb, Rhoades & Co., one of Wall Street's most prestigious brokerage houses. Within a matter of days, the resourceful investment banker had come through handsomely. At Loeb's request, seven of his firm's employees each wrote two checks in the amount...
...experiences of ancient Christianity but a continuing force in the modern church as well. Suenens was greatly impressed by the fervor of the Pentecostal phenomenon during a tour of the U.S. last year, and returned this spring for a visit to U.S. Charismatic centers. Though he is still a staunch champion of "co-responsibility" of the bishops with the Pope, Suenens now emphasizes that structural reforms must be accompanied by spiritual renewal. "The gifts of the spirit are given especially to build up the Christian community," he told the stadium crowd at Notre Dame. "After Vatican...
...heard his Checkers speech I wanted to throw up. But I felt guilty, that perhaps my dislike of him was superficial. Then I thought he had really grown in the office, and I supported a lot of what he was doing. Now I'm stunned. Even among my staunch Nixon-loyalist friends you don't hear any support for the President: they feel even more betrayed than me. I no longer care whether Nixon knew of this or that particular action. If he didn't know, he should have. He's politically dead...
...money as working capital to allay fears of the school's worried trustees. Under his stewardship, the encyclopedia's sales zoomed during the next two decades from $3,000,000 to $125 million, netting the university $25 million in royalties. Benton was a staunch liberal and a bitter foe of Joe McCarthy in his Senate days (1949-53). An early UNESCO supporter, he ultimately served the organization as Lyndon Johnson's ambassador...