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Word: democraticizing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Stovall, 59, a modest but tough Democratic politician, struck first in 1959. She was secretary of state then, the third-ranking office in Kentucky, and she found one day that both Governor Happy Chandler and his Lieutenant Governor were away. By law, that made her the boss. So she pardoned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Kentucky's Shrewd Lady | 2/12/1979 | See Source »

Opponents of the conference wonder. Complained Chicago Socialite and Democratic Party Activist Marjorie Benton, a U.S. delegate to last year's U.N. special session on disarmament: "This is not a dog show, not a boat show. It's a military hardware show where they'll be selling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Up in Arms | 2/12/1979 | See Source »

Yet, for all the problems ahead, there was a sense of controlled optimism in Iran last weekend. Now that the country's cry for the Ayatullah's return has been answered, Iranians will surely insist that the revolution live up to its democratic aims. "Democracy is a very difficult thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Khomeini Era Begins | 2/12/1979 | See Source »

The greatest challenge the assembly confronts, however, is student apathy. The Coalition for a Democratic University (CDU), the assembly's first political party, is championing broader participation in the assembly as one of the key ideas in its platform. Although Winthrop said he will not run for re-election because...

Author: By Alan Cooperman, | Title: Fits and Starts | 2/10/1979 | See Source »

The administration of the solar demonstration project in Memphis harks back to the more democratic methods of the 1930s. Instead of relying on a skilled labor force already employed, the agency is training people from the unemployment lists to install the solar systems. In addition, they have given all their...

Author: By Celia W. Dugger, | Title: Power for the People | 2/10/1979 | See Source »

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