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Some former civil rights activists, like Atlanta's Andrew Young, shifted to the new battleground and became elected leaders of national stature. But the old guard of the civil rights movement is losing influence to a fresh crop of up-and-coming figures who are developing political bases at the state and local level. Their styles are an intriguing mix: some seek confrontation, most build coalitions that cut across racial lines. But they share a belief in the power of the ballot. Herewith profiles of six of the new generation...
Minutes of the previous Open Market Committee meeting in May, released the day after Volcker's testimony, revealed that the group has turned into a battleground in recent months. The committee voted 7 to 5 during the May session to curb money growth moderately. Volcker had led the majority...
...This is a great victory, a major victory," declared Jane Gruenebaum of the National Abortion Federation. Much to the relief of the "prochoice" forces, the decision shifts the battleground over abortion away from various state legislatures where "prolife" activists had carried their crusade. Planned Parenthood's president Faye Wattleton declared, "The decisions effectively remove the threat that has hung over the continuation of abortion services...
...lift a finger for education." Not since Sputnik's triumphant flight in 1957 rattled Americans' faith in their public schools has there been such a clamorous national debate on education. With dueling initiatives, Reagan and Mondale have transformed the ordinarily sleepy is sue into the first hot battleground in the 1984 presidential campaign. Once again the nation's progress and global clout have been linked to the quality of its schools...
...ISSUE OF investment ethics, especially in regard to South Africa, tends to offer the perfect battleground for matters of ethics versus dollars--and this year, the divestiture question showcased a new and constructive way for students to break the deadlock. The Endowment for Divestiture, an imaginative alternative to the Senior Class Gift Fund, has spent the last few months soliciting donations to be held in escrow for 20 years. The money will go to Harvard if and when Harvard divests of stock in companies doing business in South Africa or the United Nations "clears" that nation by rescinding its sanctions...