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Good afternoon, guideline buffs, and welcome to another chapter in the real-life drama, “Freedom of Choice with Dignity.” In our last episode, you recall Actor’s _ Equity was saying . . . “No performer may be forced to act or audition in the nude as a sole prerequisite to employment” and the producers were saying “Che! … Geese . Oh! Calcutta! . . .” and so on. Today we hear Tom Starveling say: “Just look at that pectoral development, » Mr. Producer. I tell you, I’m right for the part!” And Mr. Big replies: “How many times I gotta tell ya, kid, ya gotta belong to Equity on I can’t hire ya.” And Tom says: “But I must have work, sir—just let me show you my testimonials!” and Mr. Big says: “Beat it, kid.” And now a word from our sponsor, the Wagner Act. . . .

With the nomination of Judge Clement Haynsworth of Greenville, S.C. to Abe Fortas’ old seat on the Supreme Court, Richard Nixon moved to fulfill another campaign pledge: to change the liberal-activist characten of the Court to its proper constitutional role. The screams that greeted the Haynsworth announcement were pleasing to the ear—the ADA, Jacob Javits, John Lindsay, Joe Rauh. Nixon has now named two Justices. The chances are that he’ll get to name three more. The nine-man _ Court will thus have a Nixon majority for at least a generation.

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Good afternoon, guideline buffs, and welcome to another chapter in the real-life drama, “Freedom of Choice with Dignity.” In our last episode, you recall Actor’s _ Equity was saying . . . “No performer may be forced to act or audition in the nude as a sole prerequisite to employment” and the producers were saying “Che! … Geese . Oh! Calcutta! . . .” and so on. Today we hear Tom Starveling say: “Just look at that pectoral development, » Mr. Producer. I tell you, I’m right for the part!” And Mr. Big replies: “How many times I gotta tell ya, kid, ya gotta belong to Equity on I can’t hire ya.” And Tom says: “But I must have work, sir—just let me show you my testimonials!” and Mr. Big says: “Beat it, kid.” And now a word from our sponsor, the Wagner Act. . . .

With the nomination of Judge Clement Haynsworth of Greenville, S.C. to Abe Fortas’ old seat on the Supreme Court, Richard Nixon moved to fulfill another campaign pledge: to change the liberal-activist characten of the Court to its proper constitutional role. The screams that greeted the Haynsworth announcement were pleasing to the ear—the ADA, Jacob Javits, John Lindsay, Joe Rauh. Nixon has now named two Justices. The chances are that he’ll get to name three more. The nine-man _ Court will thus have a Nixon majority for at least a generation.