Word: directer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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After the results were in, Howell continued the caustic nature of the campaign by not congratulating Dalton. He blamed his defeat on Dalton's direct-mail campaign, which painted Howell as a wild-eyed radical, and Dalton's $1.8 million campaign fund, practically double his own. But it was Howell's maverick image and his intemperate attacks on Dalton and the Virginia business establishments, particularly the powerful utilities, that most damaged his chances...
...people don't do any better and they don't do any worse than the legislators." Washington-based officials of the U.S. Conference of Mayors tend to agree, although they point out that too much reliance on referendums could hamper effective government. If they had a direct say in every decision, voters conceivably could turn down even the most vital tax increases. Charles F. Hermann, a political science professor at Ohio State University, generally favors going to the people, but warns: "We may need ground rules. It seems there is often a lot of effort to confuse voters...
Carrillo's colleagues abroad are evolving their own definitions of Eurocommunism. Italy's Berlinguer, whose party is inching toward its goal of a direct role in government, won acclaim at home for his performance at the Moscow anniversary party. He skillfully managed to praise Soviet Communism while reasserting his own independence and calling democracy a "historical and universal" value. Said he: "It is obvious that there cannot be any leading parties or subordinate parties." Ugo La Malfa, the influential leader of Italy's small centrist Republican Party, praised Berlinguer's speech as "a clear-cut turning...
...oldest and richest University in the nation, Harvard packs tremendous institutional clout in academic, government and corporate circles. The symbolic, as well as direct economic import, of an activist stand by Harvard in favor of the human rights of South Africa's black majority cannot be underestimated. The students, alumni, faculty and other employees of the University must help push Harvard toward the socially responsible position on this issue...
...student group voted to demand that Harvard support, and where necessary, initiate shareholder resolutions calling for the withdrawal of U.S. corporate investment from South Africa. It also demanded that Harvard sell its stock in targeted companies lending support to South Africa, starting with the commercial banks that make direct loans to the South African government...