Word: caucus
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...loud-shouting females who make up the "Episcopal Women's Caucus" represent no one but themselves. Had the scheme of the would-be priestesses at the recent Louisville convention [Oct. 15] been brought to fruition, the church would have split and the cause of Christ would have been dealt a grievous blow. Neither God nor the church has "turned down" these people. The church has always provided a myriad of ministries for women, which are both orthodox insofar as their theology is concerned and appropriate for the special skills and backgrounds that women alone can supply. We need nuns...
...Sandra Hochman (Walking Papers), who has used the women's movement as a sort of rostrum for some extravagantly banal personal fantasies. Much of Year of the Woman was shot, in documentary style, at the Democratic Convention in Miami last year. The coverage of the women's caucus, which is fleeting, has some hard intensity. There are also some moments of humor, such as Hochman performing a tap dance in front of the White House. Not much, maybe, but the Year of the Woman can make you grateful for scraps...
...Neill estimated that 70 per cent of the Democratic caucus, including Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield (D-Mont.) and Speaker of the House Carl Albert (D-Okla.), agree that the vice presidency should not be kept open pending the outcome of impeachment proceedings...
...advisory board of the Cambridge Civic Association. He seems headed for a career as a genuinely radical reformer in Cambridge. He ran for State Representative last year, and has the backing of the CCA, Cambridge People's Party. The Common Slate, and the Cambridge Women's Political Caucus...
Eric ran a strong but unsuccessful race in the 1971 election with The Common Slate, which was instrumental in bringing in a new reformist superintendent of schools, Cheatham. He now has the added backing of Cambridge People's Party, the CCA, Cambridge Women's Political Caucus and CPPAX. His long term interest is in education, not political maneuvering, made explicit by his work at Centerpeace...