Word: backlasher
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...when they are talking about bang-bang and the whites are talking about rat-tat-tat-tat-tat and boom-boom-boom." One of the most powerful arguments that black leaders quite properly use to discourage rioting is that violence would only bring about a renewed right-wing backlash, cancel much of the move toward moderation that was evident in last November's elections, and divert attention from the call for social reform to the demand for law-and-order...
...American International Pictures. His company has deserted the previously profitable motorcycle and horror genres in favor of remakes of Les Miserables, A Tale of Two Cities and Camille. All three are fit fare for the family trade. Arkoff is not alone in his judgment that there is a backlash against explicit sex on film. Even freewheeling New York City Distributor Donald S. Rugoff admits to hesitation over an R rating. "I never bought a film before with ratings in mind," he says, "but I do now. The hassle just isn't worth...
...business backlash stings Japan in many ways. The U.S. is negotiating tighter quotas on Japanese steel and has just agreed on a quota for stainless-steel flatware. Many businessmen want the Government to go much further. Last year protectionists raced through the House a bill authorizing quotas on any foreign product that won as much as 15% of a U.S. market. The chief target: Japan. The bill died in a Senate adjournment rush, but the import debate has resurfaced this year in a way that could poison U.S.-Japanese political relations...
...more than $4,000,000 worth of special programs for minority assistance, made an additional $200,000 grant in 1969 to the National Committee of Black Churchmen, with the unwritten but clear understanding that it would be passed on to B.E.D.C. And though contributions have dropped, partly because of backlash over that and other controversial grants, the church has maintained the programs despite its financial crisis...
Since he took over the head coaching job from Joe Burk last year, Nash has been subjected to much criticism from crew enthusiasts and sometimes his own oarsmen for his long and hard training methods. At the start of this year, in backlash to this Marine-style approach, two of Nash's premier rowers, Olympians Luther Jones and Rick Crooker, decided it might be healthier not to compete...