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Watergate has taken its toll of the national innocence, but just how severely has been difficult to document. Now, in a study of public opinion released this week by the Senate Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations, it is reported that 55% of the 1.596 Americans questioned feel "alienated and disenchanted"; only 29% felt such a malaise in 1966. Heading the list of institutions that have fallen into disfavor is the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. Its credibility was rated 41% in 1966; today that figure has plummeted to 19%. As late as May 1972, only 5% of the populace were...
...probably one of the more reliable areas in New England, called their morning report in to Ellis Ski Information. They made no mention of the fact that it was raining; only that the snow conditions were excellent--on a 75ft. swath of snow. Ellis (800-243-6600 is their toll-free number) tries to keep up with all the weather and latest changes, but many tired fools have arrived after a five hour drive to find a big puddle of a sheet of ice at the base of the slopes. A 75 cent investment for a three minute phone call...
...November 15 to 18, Greek students and workers tried to restore freedom in Greece. In response, the junta attacked the protestors with American guns and tanks. Official communiques acknowledged thirteen deaths; rumors suggest that the toll was much higher. There were hundreds of casualties. Thousands were arrested, and the courts martial began to sentence in closed session. The November 25 coup, instantly recognized by the U.S. government, brought to the forefront of the junta the head of the brutal Military Security Police. The situation seems more threatening for the prisoners--and for all Greeks...
...smokey bear"-the highway patrolman. The air waves virtually stutter with cries of "Breaker, break!" (the standard shortwave request to cut in on a channel) when a smokey sets up his radar. "You better get green stamps [cash] ready," warns a gruff voice on the Indiana toll road. One trooper even ticketed a trucker for urinating by the roadside. That cop's handle is now Fly Inspector. A more common offense is riding overweight, which can result hi a fine of several hundred dollars. Some gutsy drivers sneak around weigh stations on secondary roads. If nabbed, an outlaw driver...
...elections have been postponed until the end of December, but the campaign has already officially resumed. The picture, though, is much more complicated than it was before the Arab attack. The Israeli people have had a dual reaction to the war. The heavy toll in lives--official totals will probably exceed 2000--has stunned the general public. In a nation of two--and--a--half million, the loss of over 2000 young men in three weeks is crippling. In every household, the family has lost either a son or a cousin. An atmosphere of national grief has set in, immediately...