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...farmers holding acreage needed for the airport refused to sell and the government confiscated their land. That highhandedness, though achieved through legal channels, caused a storm of protest and quickly brought the youthful rebels to the farmers' cause. As air pollution, noise and other environmental issues acquired clout in the 1970s, Narita became the ritual target of militants with almost any quality-of-life complaint...
Three consecutive singles in the third tallied one run and set the stage for Bingham's second circuit clout of the day, a three-run shot. Jim Peccerillo made it two sets of back-to-backers for the Crimson with a blast of his own, upping the score...
Ironically, Loeb's multifaceted attack on inflation would have the most deleterious effects on groups with relatively little political clout (i.e., farmers, low-income laborers and the elderly), not the special-interest groups he so deplores...
Donald Warden, international businessman and lawyer and keynote speaker for the conference, said Saturday, "Black lawyers and businessmen especially need to develop alliances in Third World countries to develop political and economic clout in America...
...CORPORATION MUST now demonstrate, once and for all, its willingness to use the financial and institutional clout of the University in the service of social justice. In keeping with the United Front's minimum demands, Harvard should sell all stocks and bonds in U.S. banks which have kept the apartheid regime and its economy afloat through loans to the South African government. It must support, and where necessary sponsor, shareholder resolutions calling upon companies to withdraw from South Africa. Furthermore, Harvard must be prepared to employ divestiture as a subsequent action should companies refuse to respond to shareholder pressure. Finally...