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...arbitrariness of the restriction so disturbs New York Democratic Congressman Jonathan Bingham that he has introduced a bill calling for a constitutional amendment that would make naturalized citizens eligible for the presidency, and would also eliminate the ticklish constitutional question of the eligibility of children born abroad to American parents. Says Bingham: "There would be great resentment if it were proposed that a naturalized citizen be barred from serving in the Cabinet or on the Supreme Court or in Congress. It makes no sense that the presidency should be any different...
...added: "The problem of rededication is always ticklish. I have noticed a backsliding [since his own imposition of martial law last September] on the part of not only civilian government employees, but also the military. We have to stop this backsliding before we can do anything, because we are returning to the old society. There must be self-criticism and candor among officials. The same old politicians are coming back and asking for favors and you hear the same old inclinations toward corruption. You note the weaknesses of officialdom, the discourtesies, the disregard and lack of respect for the people...
Ginger is no old bag. She maintains her excellent figure with exercise and ensures a degree of mental stimulation with such ticklish malapropisms as "He's quite a piston," "defoliating" virgins, and (referring to bisexuals) "AM-FM." When Dolly divorces Smackenfelt for Zap Spontini, an advertising man and lousy Sunday painter, Blodgett is rewarded. Smackenfelt marries his aunt-in-law and settles down to an excellent relationship, sexually and otherwise. Ginger pays the bills, leaving the unemployed actor time to sharpen his theatrical skills...
Yale alumni, however, remember Brewster's pledge to graduate 1000 male leaders every year and are determined to make Brewster stick to this pledge. Expansion, the most obvious solution to the problem, is out because of opposition from the New Haven community. The situation is ticklish, but nobody doubts that Kingman will find a satisfactory answer to the dilemma, either by advising William Sloane Coffin to lead the student body in prayer, or by holding a torehlight procession outside of Mory...
...national ticket poses a much more ticklish problem for Linsky. Before Labor Day, the conventional wisdom was that President Nixon would lose this state and that local Republican candidates should avoid any ties with the President. However, recent polls indicate that Nixon might even carry Massachusetts, and has encouraged state-wide Republicans not to totally ignore the national ticket. Linsky's answer to this is to profess' lukewarm support for the administration, while more loudly proclaiming his opposition to the war in Vietnam...