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...students on their own schools?and teachers?continues to grow. In 1975 the latest year for which totals have been compiled, secondary-school students attacked 63,000 teachers, pulled off 270 000 school burglaries and destroyed school property worth $200 million. The level of violence has continued to climb especially in the much-troubled big-city schools. In New York City, 132 teachers reported physical attacks in the first six weeks of this school year alone...
...Long's climb to the top has not been completely smooth. As the son of Depression Populist Huey Long, he attracted close scrutiny. And he was not found wanting. Richard Russell, the late Georgia Senator who served through six Administrations, called him the second smartest Senator he ever knew. The first smartest, Russell said, was his father...
...into playing fewer tennis matches with celebrities, such as Andy Williams and Arthur Ashe, and spending more time pressing the flesh. Still, his backhand is naturally superior to his handshake. During an Italian-American street festival in Chambersburg, N.J., Jimmy Carter had to prompt the Governor?and candidate?to climb onto a chair with him so he could be seen by the crowd of 15,000. Then, while Carter waved exuberantly, Byrne could man age only a stiff-armed salute. "I think I am a little less of an extravert than most politicians," he admits...
...Passamaquoddies say they will always remain the same; Grace Roderick says, "The values are so different. A white man will climb up anyone's back to get ahead. It is a respect for living...
...Prime Minister Vorster. "He has shown a complete lack of courage and decisive leadership at a crucial time in the history of our country. For the sake of South Africa and all her peoples we sincerely hope he will climb down from his ivory tower and start looking justice and morality in the face...