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...saddens me to see gifted and caring people who feel confused and hurt resorting to diatribes about each other, rather than dialogue with each other. It's an easy strategy to adopt; this nation's competitive, litigious society compensates for its current lack of shared social purpose with a plethora or interest groups and a priority on individual rights that deemphasize community feeling and decency to others. Must it be so here as well...
Lewis said the chamber is worried that Cambridge will be the only city to adopt such stringent regulations to comply with national air standards...
Councillors said Cambridge should adopt a vigorous conservation campaign involving officials from several city departments. "I think that there's only so much you can do by sending out flyers," said Councillor Francis H. Duehay '55. "There's nothing like an army of people who would take this message individually to each citizen...
Maybe your group really is all set. But to be ready for anything in these final hours, you should adopt the Boy Scouts' motto: Be Prepared. Have the kleenex handy, keep the lines of communication open and stay calm. And then, the only thing you can do is wait. --Molly B. Confer...
...believe the American people no longer care about it. Democrats, who have been weak on the issue, are afraid to raise it. Both are making a grave mistake. In 1956 President Dwight Eisenhower ran on the slogan of "Peace and Prosperity." Today both goals totally depend on whether we adopt a new American internationalism...