Word: democratics
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...money where the wealth is," said Gibbons. When Ohio's Charles Vanik argued that the 25 largest cities in the U.S. would receive only one-quarter of the $5 billion, Connally bluntly confessed: "This is not a bill to relieve the urban crisis." The Administration, said Michigan Democrat Martha Griffiths, wants to give money to Podunk in order to win as many votes as possible. "Podunk is part of America," snapped Connally. "It is impossible to devise a formula that will answer the problems of all 38,000 political subdivisions of this country...
...Another whimsical observation on presidential politics was offered last week by Henry Ford II, who was heard to remark at the dedication of the new L.B.J. Library at the University of Texas: "We've got to get a Democrat back in the White House in '72 so I can start living like a Republican again...
Calling the shooting a "deplorable and appalling act," President Nixon ordered the FBI to investigate and determine whether a federal offense had been committed. "It's a moral outrage," said Hodding Carter III, editor of the Delta Democrat-Times, "but also a chance to prove it is an aberration and not part of an unending string of events." Amid the bright promise of the new South, the murder was a tragic reminder...
Died. Thomas J. Dodd, 64, the only U.S. Senator ever to be formally censured by his colleagues for financial misdeeds; of a heart attack; in Old Lyme, Conn. Before scandal ruined his career, the Connecticut Democrat had a reputation as a tough, responsible prosecutor and investigator. He served a brief tour as an FBI agent after earning a law degree at Yale, later helped convict Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg. In 1958, Dodd won the first of his two Senate terms and soon zeroed in on subversives from his post on the Internal Security Subcommittee. He was a longtime champion...
...begin June 7, and there will be many dramatic confrontations before the final vote is taken, probably at the end of July. At the moment, a slim majority in Congress appears to favor the guarantee, though with much reluctance. As a price for it, California Senator Alan Cranston, a Democrat, demands the firing of Lockheed's chairman, president and board of directors. Indeed, Lockheed Chairman Daniel Haughton told TIME Correspondent Jerry Hannifin last week that he is willing to step down. Said