Word: contentedly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...national furor over the deteriorating environment has persuaded a rising number of grocery chains to join the fight against pollution themselves. Many stores now label the phosphate content of detergents that they sell, thus encouraging housewives to choose a brand less likely, after sewage treatment, to befoul waterways. Denver's King Soopers has even installed special mufflers on its delivery trucks to reduce their exhaust fumes. Still, few supermarkets have carried environmental concern to such lengths as Alexanders, a ten-store chain in Los Angeles with annual sales of $25 million. At the urging of his daughter Chris...
Alexander switched from plastic packaging to biodegradable cardboard containers for eggs, meats and produce. To promote the recycling of waste materials, he arranged for a local citizens' group to place bins for old newspapers in his parking lots and to collect the contents for processing into blank paper. In addition to posting the phosphate content of soaps and other cleansers, Alexander tagged those that are low in phosphates with "ecology preferred" stickers. "When you buy the products we've indicated are low in phosphates," reads a point-of-sale sign, "you help decrease the amount of phosphates that...
...essence of free speech is that its exercise must be measured with absolute blindness to the merit of its political or moral content. This is the lesson taught by Justices Holmes and Brandeis. It was tragic that those Justices spoke for a minority half a century ago; it is horrendous that in this University today Holmes and Brandeis would still have to speak the voices of dissent. How incredible it is that the majority and one minority CRIMSON editorial would ground the denial of free speech on the moral inferiority of the speaker...
...Liberals" are fond of casting at us the comparison with Nazi tactics during the Weimar Republic period in Germany. Besides inviting these critics to consider the content of our program, I would suggest that they take a closer look at this period in German history, for there is a lesson to be learned about the supposed "absolute" validity of the traditional liberties and the classical liberalism which supports them...
Thomas refused last night to discuss the actual content of the meetings to date. "We are going through all the right channels in a very respectable way because it's very important to remember this is a human issue. Munro is very personally involved in the talks." Thomas said. "The juniors on the team have decided as a unit not to talk to the press until after Watson announces his decision following the April 14 meeting...