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...already developed into one of the most emotion-laden and explosive issues of the campaign. Last week it flared again as Jimmy Carter underwent an hour's grilling in Washington by six leading Roman Catholic bishops. By seeming to be rattled by them and expressing a willingness to trim his position, he has guaranteed that the issue will continue to haunt...
...business. While 39% feel that more federal regulation of business would help the economy, 59% do not. In contrast to the attitude of the Democratic-controlled Congress, voters want to end price controls on oil and natural gas by 49%-38%. They divide almost evenly on whether to trim existing social programs in order to balance the federal budget. The President is on the popular side of the busing issue, with 51 % favoring a constitutional amendment banning the practice and 39% opposed. The survey suggests, however, that candidates need not bend over backward to appease antiabortionists. A constitutional amendment banning...
...idea, the members of the group wore dungarees and dubbed themselves the Tramps. Later, when they decided to give their act some class, they added the second m to their name and a wardrobe worth $70,000. A favored outfit these days is a bright orange tuxedo with purple trim and flowered lapels...
Speed Record. "I'm getting people healthy and happy," exults Hinds. "And I'm also very healthy mentally and physically, not to mention my wallet." To keep those three facets in trim, Hinds demonstrates the Lifeline every chance he gets. Just last month in Washington, D.C., he set a new world "speed-jumping" record by skipping over his rope 63 times in ten seconds...
Weighing in at a trim 6½ tons, with a 20-ft. chest and 20-ft. arm span, the $2 million anthropoid is animated by 4,500 ft. of electrical wiring, 3,100 ft. of hydraulic hose and 50 hydraulic jacks that control his movements. The critics may term his acting mechanical, but at least the bionic baboon has seven distinct facial expressions, which is six more than the bionic man can claim. Kong's most embarrassing problem: because of leaky jacks, a steady stream of fluid oozes down his right...