Word: bulking
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...seven months the President had saddled Bill Moyers, his No. 1 assistant and man Friday, with the added job of White House press secretary. Last week he lightened Moyers' load by appoint ing a deputy to take over the bulk of the day-to-day news tasks. The $28,500 job went to Robert H. Fleming, 54, Washington bureau chief for the American Broadcasting...
...then Crane, who in both bulk and height is a truly imposing man, lumbered out into the middle of the Council chamber and launched into one of those bitter, vindictive monologues that have been so characteristic of this dispute. He attacked a man named Russell Smith, who, the ex-mayor claimed, had been personally plotting the removal of Curry for five years...
...bulk of the recommendations of the zoning study will probably be made next June, Bogner said. If the city's Board of Supervisors approves these recommendations, they will be translated into legal terms and will become effective, Bogner has been working on the regulations since July
...elections are the closest thing we have to a national referendum. This year, for example, the people will have some-albeit limited-opportunity to make themselves heard on the Vietnam war through Congressional elections. It is absurd to suggest that the floods of form letters which make up the bulk of Congressional mail adequately represent public opinion...
Julian was elected from the 136th Legislative district, a predominantly Negro area in Atlanta. Although it touches on the campus of Atlanta University and includes some of the middle-class residential neighborhood surrounding the school, the bulk of the 136th is a slum, known locally as Vine City. Visiting door-to-door, checking in at all the churches, bars, restaurants, and grocery stores, Julian discussed with his constituents his campaign issues: a $2 minimum wage law, a "liberalized urban renewal program," repeal of "right-to-work" laws, abolition of the death penalty and removal of all voter requirements except...