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In-depth interviews with the TIME panelists reveal, however, that McGovern is still hurting from a "wishy-washy" image. John Collins, a Republican tele phone-company engineer from Livingston, N.J., chose the word swivel-necked to describe the Democratic challenger. "He finds out that the public doesn't like...
McGovern's own behavior is also very much to blame, and that fact is most damagingly symbolized by what the numerically minded Chinese would undoubtedly call "The Failure of the Double Thousands." His $1,000-per-person revenue sharing plan, first offered, then withdrawn, left him in the double...
Muskie opened a newspaper, read his horoscope for the day, and laughed heartily. It said: "Being calm and affectionate fills a great need in your family circle. There is little to gain in rushing around in unfamiliar places." He talked solemnly of how his wife has "taken our declining fortunes...
The SEC can put its unified-tape and negotiated-commission proposals into effect on its own, but it may need congressional approval for its recommendation on institutional membership. In Congress, however, its proposals are already under fire. Senate Banking Subcommittee Chairman Harrison Williams and House Banking Subcommittee Chairman John Moss...
Noting these deficiencies, the secretary of Britain's National Association for Mental Health has warned that the plan to close the mental hospitals may be Utopian. Said Mrs. Mary Applebey: "It is wishy-washy, platitudinous and dangerously superficial."