Word: controled
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...fact that so many of the inequitable tax laws have been distorted for years without Congressional action is not an encouraging sign for reform now. It demonstrates the extent to which vested interests and traditional forces exert control over the nation's lawmakers. In some minor area, however, reforms are making progress. The President's proposal to change the method of taxing the elderly has been submitted as part of the Social Security amendments. It does not alter the revenue cost of the program, but merely redirects the relief in a uniform manner towards those who need it most...
...year later, when all the children still in school were re-tested, the spurters showed an average I.Q. gain of 12.22 points, compared with 8.42 for a control group representing the rest of the student body...
...most dramatic gains came in the first and second grades, where the "spurters" increased 27.4 (in grade one) and 16.5 (in grade two). The control group rose only 12 points in the first grade and 7 in the second...
Psychologically, the most important Israeli victory was the block to block battle for the Old City of Jerusalem. On June 7, after having encircled the city, Israeli forces broke through the walls and started the painful "mopping up " operation which still continues today; on the same day Israelis gained control of the entire West Bank of the Jordan before King Hussein called for a cease-fire...
...long as Lester can use his mind and his position to help folk with their minor individual concerns, then he is happy and everything will stay calm. But if ever he is forced to act as governor in a more complex situation which he cannot totally understand or control, then he may completely blow. If there were a riot in Atlanta, this could happen...