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...actors and props were assembled for an occasion of high drama. For the first time in the nation's history, a President was appearing on Capitol Hill to submit himself formally to the questions of a congressional committee...
...airport searches are not objectionable only because of horror-story arrests that result from them. A passenger whose luggage is X-rayed or opened, and who must either submit to a search of his person or walk through a metal detector, should be as outraged as a passenger dragged off to jail for having a joint in his toilet...
...vote was six to five in favor of the statement, but the club's bylaws require a majority vote of seven to pass a proposal. The two members who were absent have one week to submit their votes...
SPENDING. Ford proposed a "target spending limit of $300 billion" for the current fiscal year. "When Congress agrees to this spending target, I will submit a package of budget deferrals and recisions to meet this goal," promised Ford. In an attempt to keep from antagonizing voters immediately prior to an election, the Administration delayed specifying where it wants to cut the budget until the post-election session convenes next month. Nevertheless, Treasury Secretary William Simon has warned legislators that they face a "political nightmare" when they return, because the cuts will be so wounding...
Corporate Accounts. When that plan seemed totally unworkable, the FDIC Invited the four takeover finalists to submit bids. European-American's officers, who had previously served mostly U.S. corporate accounts, were eager to break into such areas as home mortgage loans and checking and savings accounts via Franklin National; they also wanted the lucrative Long Island market. They offered $125 million for Franklin's assets, topping the nearest bid from Manufacturers Hanover by several million dollars. By the time Franklin National's doors opened the next morning, "EA" signs were on the windows...