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Frustrated by its inability to aid the ethnic Greeks on the distant island against Turkey's blatant aggression, the new democratic government of Premier Constantino Caramanlis angrily denounced its NATO allies, particularly the U.S., for not intervening. In a move that may permanently weaken the West in the eastern Mediterranean (see following story), Athens summarily pulled its forces out of the NATO alliance. "NATO is dispensable," Caramanlis, 67, said in a grand De Gaulle-like gesture of independence. "It used us, but when we needed it, it closed its eyes...
...Nixon's departure weaken the presidency? Will future Presidents have to operate with one wary eye on the polls and the opposition in Congress, not to mention the press, because the precedent now exists that a President can be overthrown? On the contrary: it was Nixon himself who foreshortened the constitutional process out of a realization that the case against him was overwhelming. By resigning, he conceded the inevitability of impeachment and conviction. Anyone who argues that Nixon was hounded unjustly from office has a quarrel not with Nixon's enemies but with the U.S. Constitution, for the Constitution would...
Moderator: Yes, I see. OK, we have also heard that Mr. Ford has a less-than-positive record on civil rights, and that he has voted for rights bills only after trying to weaken them by adding harmful amendments. Is there any truth to that rumor...
...ordered a "sweeping review" of all federal regulatory agencies in order to scrap old rules that hamper production. He said that the nation must "reevaluate" environmental and safety laws, which many businessmen have criticized as being too costly. In private talks, Nixon has been outspoken about his determination to weaken clean air and water controls...
...strengthen the dollar abroad. In general, the bank has done an effective job of promoting U.S. exports; but in an era when international economic relations are increasingly fraught with political significance, Ex-Im's leaders hardly hope to avoid closer congressional scrutiny of their policies. Restrictions that would weaken the bank's competitiveness, though, could hamper America's trade drive...