Word: strong
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...present it does not seem likely. When the Communists talk of a coalition, they are not thinking of a coalition with Thieu, because to join one would be to recognize his legitimacy. The second part of the problem involves Thieu's domestic political situation: Will his government be strong and broad enough to unite non-Communist forces and to hold its own against the Communists through an interim period, through elections and beyond? The answer is in doubt. He has yet to form the representative popular front that the U.S. has been urging on him for months. Though last...
Basket Case. Among the most fervent foes of reform are the postal workers' unions, which are among the most powerful lobbyists in Washington. Five hundred thousand strong, the postal workers represent a massive voting bloc. They do not relish the idea of Congress relinquishing control of the Post Office because they would lose their political leverage when looking for pay raises. Congress has, in fact, raised the postal workers' salaries until they compare favorably with wages in industry. In many close House districts, re-election may depend on how much of the postal workers' voting bloc...
...center. His own record after eight years was not much to boast about. Routine city services operate efficiently enough, and the L.A. area has enjoyed a dramatic economic expansion. However, with power in Los Angeles fragmented between city and county government, Yorty has never attempted to exercise the strong and dynamic leadership that any major city needs. Furthermore, instances of high-level corruption tainted his second term...
...opponent then will be Interim President Alain Poher, and that, too, had been anticipated. What was unexpected was Poher's failure to get more than a quarter of the votes cast. It was a sharp drop in his earlier support, and it appeared largely due to the strong, late showing of Communist Jacques Duclos, an ebullient campaigner who more than doubled his initially expected share of the vote. With virtually all the returns counted on election night, Pompidou had a strong 44% of the tally, Poher only 23%, with Duclos close behind...
Erich Leinsdorf, retiring director of the Boston Symphony, is a strong favorite in the musician category, but the scientist race is still in doubt. Early talk of Charles DeGauelle as the honorary foreign diplomat has faded, with a member of the Peruvian government moving in as probable winner...