Word: atkinson
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...least one feminist, however, the lack of a strong, single organization is unfortunate. Says Ti-Grace Atkinson, a top-ranking figure in NOW until she split from them in 1968: "The whole thing is in a mess. We need a revolution in the revolution. We really have to get to the truth, which a lot of women are afraid of doing, and yet I don't want to say anything that could be used against the movement at this time. If we get sloppy, other people will be affected." She has been called an extremist by many in the movement...
Awash with self-sacrifice and contempt, the New York Jets' defensive captain, Al Atkinson, 27, last week ended his five-year professional football career. But not exactly because the hefty linebacker wanted to chuck football. "What really disgusts me is this quarterback, not thinking for a minute about the average little guys who have families. Right now they're wondering where their leader is." It seems that "this quarterback" (and actor), Joe Namath, 27, had infuriated his teammate by failing to show up for opening practice sessions, a pattern the peripatetic star has followed for three years. Namath...