Word: delphic
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Living section and then on the editorial page. Says Anne Wyman, the Globe's editorial-page editor: "At the beginning, I thought she was rather shrill. She's become much more thoughtful, much more serious, also much more compassionate." Goodman is not a columnist who strives for Delphic detachment. "You can't be an anonymous, amorphous 'voice of authority,' " she believes. "You have to establish a person who can be trusted, who is reasonable, who is honest." Her columns touch readers in a very personal way, like a reassuring squeeze of the hand...
...Pres., Delphic Club...
Demonstrations have virtually ceased while the bewildered students anxiously wait, along with the rest of the world, to see what will happen next in their turbulent homeland. The uncertain Bazargan government, at odds with Iran's revolutionary committees and subject to the Delphic dictates of the Ayatullah Khomeini, is not exactly what the youths had in mind when they called for a new regime...
...Powers That Be, David Broder (The Party's Over) bemoaned the decay of the party structure, as television eliminated many functions of precinct workers, as civil service and federal aid programs cut out patronage as a source of party strength, and as pollsters, instead of party hacks, became Delphic Oracles on what the public was thinking...
Responsible voters appear to have no alternative but to support the Republican nominee Francis W. Hatch '46. Although the ineffectual Delphic Club alumnus will not be able to provide the creative leadership Massachusetts needs, he is well-intentioned and certainly less dangerous than King. Hatch's strong environmental record, moderate stand on social issues and personal open-mindedness contrast sharply with King's record and stvle. Following his primary victory last September, Hatch broadened his constituency, and sought to represent a disparate group of voters without resorting to false promises or shady deals. If Massachusetts is to avoid a four...