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...strong leftist showing-though not serious enough to dent the personal popularity of Tanaka, 54, who took office five months ago and drew enthusiastic crowds during the campaign-means that the new Premier will face much tougher opposition in the Diet, which is scheduled to convene this week. The fact that the Communists will now be represented on the crucial steering committee will make it harder for the government to adhere to its legislative calendar. The Communists intend to probe more deeply into scandals linking the Premier to alleged real estate deals. In Tanaka's own party, his rival...
Measured by the duration of the bargaining-it began in 1963-the embassy treaty was far tougher to negotiate than the wheat deal, or the Pepsi-Cola franchise or, for that matter, even SALT I and the nuclear test-ban treaty. It took six years merely to agree on the embassy sites. Then there was another four-year deadlock over the Americans' demand that they be allowed to "import" workers from the U.S. or some Western European country to add the plumbing, wiring and interior finishing to the structure, which would be built by the Russians. Détente...
...Ackermann says no politician, man or woman, is as assured as he seems: "When someone is in power, he is bound to make mistakes; then criticism is good but everyone fears it. We are tougher on the outside than inside. If you are in power, people will hate you. As chairman of the School Committee hearing on Frisoli. I felt like a worm when people booed and hissed me as I walked out. What else can you do to someone's ego? To stop thinking about your ego is the key thing. If you can't get over...
...will be a lot tougher meet than we've normally had with them in the past," assistant coach. Ed Stowell affirmed last night. "They are much stronger than...
...Harvard-Boston College track meet isn't known for its drama. Last year, Harvard beat the Eagles, 80-38. This year, the Eagles could be a little tougher...