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...independent counsel to investigate the affair; 3) supported congressional requests for special committees to look into the scandal; and 4) promised his Administration's full cooperation with investigators. "I can appreciate why some of these things are difficult to comprehend," he told his audience. "You're enti tled to have your questions answered...
...German films if they happen to be the best? Foreign films should be selected on the same basis as the others: quality." Tavernier blames the rule on the "protectionism and provincialism" of Hollywood: "It's as if the Americans are saying to the rest of us, 'You are enti- tled to produce one good film a year...
...tiny City Island Park in Florida to start his first game since the stroke. His team: the Daytona Beach Astros, a Houston Class A farm club. Richard had a rocky beginning, allowing the St. Petersburg Cardinals two earned runs and three hits in the first inning. Then he set tled down, retiring nine of the next eleven batters and throwing three shutout innings. "It took a lot of hard work to get to here, and it's going to take a lot more hard work to get back into the majors," he says. "It's like learning...
...decisive events of the New Hampshire primary was the strange spectacle of an angry Ronald Rea gan confronting a flustered George Bush on the stage of the Nashua High School gym, while four other candidates jos tled behind them like hapless losers in a game of musical chairs. When the four stalked out, one of them, Representative John Anderson, summed up the group's protest: "The responsibility for this whole travesty rests with Mr. Bush." Countered Bush's New Hampshire campaign manager, Hugh Gregg, the next day: "We feel we were sandbagged...
...Clay ordered an armed escort to accompany the Americans through the checkpoint; then he brought up tanks to the border. The Soviets in turn sent then" tanks to confront the Americans. For 16 tense hours, the two superpowers were thus nose to nose. Though White House advisers were rat tled, Khrushchev finally backed down and withdrew his hardware. But the wrong lessons had been learned. Instead of rewarding Clay for his stalwart behavior, the White House thought he had exceeded his authority, and the general soon resigned his post...