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...they will take it in stride. Television news knows its power. It has come a long way since the days when pencil journalists demonstrated their contempt for their upstart rival by carrying clackers to news events to foul up sound tapes and by unplugging the cables of the TV equipment...
...France agreed to bankroll the whole project, which may cost $50 million; the Iranians need repay the loan only if and when oil is found. Though it all adds up to a big gamble for France at no risk to Iran, E.R.A.P. spokesmen touted the deal as a long stride toward a "competitive French government oil company, flying French colors and making France completely independent of the majors...
London took it more or less in stride...
...float convertible debentures to finance them, instead used Delta's retained earnings and some modest bank loans. He also ordered a conservative ten-year depreciation schedule instead of the twelve to 16 years that most airlines use. Woolman took the advent of newer, faster, larger airplanes in stride. "I remember when I thought the DC-3 was the biggest plane I'd ever see," he would say. "They all look like whales when you first see them, but you soon get used to bigger and bigger ones...
...Supreme Court's Miranda decision has dismayed some policemen, embittered some prosecutors, and baffled some judges. But U.S. television is taking it in stride. In Denver last week, a meeting of 500 district attorneys from across the country was visited by Actor Ben Alexander, burly, laconic co-star with Jack Webb in the popular Dragnet series of the 1950s. Puffing his new Felony Squad show, due next month on ABC, Alexander said: "The Supreme Court says we can't interrogate crooks any more. So what choice do we have?" His answer: "We shoot...