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...mayor also discussed the problem of busting in San Francisco. He said that the coercion involved in busing was more disruptive than any good it produced. He noted that the majority of people belonging to racial minorities in San Francisco had voted against busing...
...tape, and 36,000 ft. of color movie film and 54,000 photographs were taken of suspects entering and leaving the trailer. "The view from the summit has not been pretty," said Gold. "We have learned of deals involving the sale of narcotics, extortion and loan-sharking, corruption, coercion, bookmaking, policy, assault and robbery, burglaries, counterfeiting, hijacking, receiving stolen property, forgery, possession and sale of weapons, labor racketeering, stolen-auto rings, untaxed cigarettes, insurance frauds, arson of businesses, the cutting up of autos and boats, prostitution and violations of Alcohol Beverage Control Laws...
...said that all parties other than the Libertarian Party are socialistic and grant government the right to control the individual. "When there is free trade between people under no coercion from government, this is known as "laissezfaire" capitalism," Nathan said...
WHETHER OR NOT the unified work space will function as planned can only be evaluated after the space has been in use for some time. Yet, it is a valid question to ask of the studio space whether or not it represents design coercion; the assumption that the designers knew what is best for the GSD faculty and students and would design a space making any modifications difficult. It is conceivable that the unobstructed work space will be used as a freedom to enter into a freer exchange of ideas and to shuffle around learning areas by using the expanses...
About an hour before the plane landed in New York, two U.S. embassy officials from Moscow gave the pilots new uniforms, complete with decorations and name tags. The change caused some dismay among the antiwar escorts, who accused the embassy men of coercion. Major Elias, who plans to continue his Air Force career, denied the charge and angrily retorted: "I wasn't forced to put on my uniform." He sat back in his chair and smiled when the big jet finally touched down at J.F.K. When they emerged from the plane, all three men were back in military garb...