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COUNCILLOR ALFRED E. VELLUCCI, an irrepressible ham and everybody's populist, has promised to make cable television an important election issue this year. In addition to the insinuations tossed back and forth in the Council that certain people might have ulterior financial interests in bringing cable television to Cambridge, the question of privacy and surveillance via two-way cable hook-ups has been raised by People Against National Identification Cards (PANIC). As a result, the city fought a proposed MIT experiment to equip the Washington Elms housing project with cable TV and declared an 18-month moratorium on such franchises...
...Dolinar, 22 and unmarried, spent a week at the University of Pittsburgh talking to on-and off-campus residents. A June graduate of Columbia University, he was closer in age to his subjects than Cory, but that caused its own brand of problems. Girls were continually on guard for ulterior motives, and after one particularly disappointing interview, Dolinar realized that he was suspected of being a narcotics agent. When he established his identity beyond doubt, the student sat down for more revealing conversation...
...adverse domestic feeling or be deterred from a policy that seemed to make no material sense. But Nixon-a President determined to behave in a Presidential way-and Kissinger the great power diplomat would brook no compromise. And Nixon's personal relationship with Kissinger, unfettered as it was by ulterior political motives, became deep and profound. Kissinger is the President's only post-1960 acquaintance to have become a member of his personal inner circle. He sees Nixon more frequently than do any of his other appointees. And as Nixon's confidante, Kissinger passes the crucial judgments on the very...
...defense industries-perhaps his acceptance of the Treasury post is explained away by his humble statement to the effect that one does pot take it lightly when the President asks you to serve. But recognizing Connally's ability and energy, one feels there has to be an ulterior line of reason...
...immediately because they watch the evening news or read the daily paper and have formed opinions about the case. Of course, many of those who profess to have opinions may be merely trying to avoid an unpleasant duty. And many of those who deny being prejudiced may have an ulterior motive for getting on the jury...