Word: acceptance
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...President-elect moved to remedy this by naming Atlanta Congressman Andrew Young his Ambassador to the United Nations. The first prominent black to throw his weighty influence behind the Carter candidacy, Young candidly admitted that his friends had "been cussing me out and crying" over his decision to accept the post−one that does nothing to help the condition of U.S. blacks. But his concern over linking U.S. interests with those of the emerging Third World nations−and Carter's persuasiveness−overcame Young's strong desire to remain in Congress...
...Schlesinger advocates rallied. Aides of AFL-CIO Chief George Meany spoke in Schlesinger's behalf-though some officials speculated that labor's lobbying was partially designed to strengthen John Dunlop's chances of being named Labor Secretary ("You give us Dunlop, and we'll accept Brown," the labor aides seemed to be suggesting). Washington Senator Henry M. Jackson took up the Schlesinger cause. So, in a discreet way, did Admiral Hyman Rickover, Carter's early mentor. Also backing Schlesinger were Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John Stennis and Appropriations Committee Chairman John McClellan...
...think the bureaucrats who accept money and gifts from foreign entities ought to turn the gifts over to the CIA and explain why they received them. If they don't, then they should be charged with espionage against our country...
Tight-lipped and haggard, Japan's Premier Takeo Miki waded into the TV glare to concede defeat. Acknowledging an "unprecedented crisis of the postwar years," Miki called on his faction-torn Liberal Democratic Party to "accept frankly the judgment of the people" and seek "reform and change." The L.D.P. has little choice. In an election upset with far-ranging implications, 57 million Japanese voters last week dealt the country's ruling party its worst drubbing since it was formed...
...autonomous, since "if we had felt there were groups that were responsive to our individual needs, we would not have needed our own." ABRW receives $5 yearly dues from each of its members, and this year received about $850 from RUS to allow them to coordinate activities. The women accept money from RUS in part because they feel the money is theirs and also, "considering Harvard isn't going to accept 1000 black women any time soon, we can't go on our own dues," Brown explains practically...