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Word: corruptable (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...South-even in the most brutal of red-necks-a humanity and honesty that might make fundamental change possible. "... Maybe those whites were just saying... that they wanted desperately a feeling of being important, of being something, and racism remained the pitiful core of an old bundle of corrupt, totally dishonest political oratory which gave them that feeling." The great danger to Watters is not the overt racist like George Wallace, but the "moderates." like Claude Kirk or Howard "Bo" Callaway who hide their racism behind a cloud of conciliatory rhetoric...

Author: By William B. Hamilton, | Title: Books The South and the Nation | 4/30/1970 | See Source »

...trapped motorists by changing from green to red without warning, after which the travelers were ticketed by a waiting policeman. Since 1960 when the light was replaced, Ludowici's speed traps have bilked motorists of a rumored $100,000 annually. Says Governor Maddox: "The place is lousy, rotten, corrupt, nasty and no good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: American Scene: Ludowici, Ga. | 4/27/1970 | See Source »

...callow youth, Nanki-Poo, but his first song ( A wandering minstrel I/a thing of shreds and patches... ) established Nanki-Poo as a totally different character from that of the traditional interpretations. Alan Abrams, as Pooh-Bah, the Lord High Everything Else, was marvelous as the proud but corrupt political hack. But the undisputed star of the show was Josh Rubins, as Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner. Following the opulent train of reverent courtiers, he wore a ludicrous robe decorated with axe-heads and carried a headsman's axe several inches taller than he is. It was enough to bring...

Author: By Michael Ryan, | Title: Operettas The Mikado at Agassiz Theatre April 17-19; 23-25 | 4/18/1970 | See Source »

ANADER'S Raider called the CRIMSON from Washington last summer and announced that they had discovered a number of scandals in the Agriculture Department bigger than Billy Sol Estes. He said that half of the Ag Dept. was so corrupt that they'd have to be fired...

Author: By Gary Snyder, | Title: Stay in the Streets: Why | 4/13/1970 | See Source »

...majority of Cubans favor Castro? The only way of knowing would be through free elections. Cuba has not had any such elections since 1948. The criminal and corrupt dictatorship of Batista could not afford the risk of allowing free elections. Although Castro's revolutionary July Manifesto from Sierra Maestra formally outlined free elections to take place after one year. Castro's dictatorship (like Batista's) has not been able to afford the risk of allowing free elections...

Author: By Maurice Magarolas, | Title: The Features Mail The Cuban Situation: Another Look | 4/10/1970 | See Source »

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