Word: efforts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...more hands and remembered people's names. His comeback has been impressive; a recent poll ranked him as the second most popular Democrat in the state, following Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54. Now, the PCM scandals and what Weld has made of it threaten to wipe away his monumental effort to ressurrect himself...
Bellotti, despite the debits of the PCM-MBM affair, has, in turn, some considerable credits. His effort in consumer protection have helped thousands throughout Massachusetts. Bellotti indicted members of a huge arson ring and 26 politically connected corporations and individuals for stealing state vocational education funds. He led 46 states in obtaining a $40 million settlement against General Motors for switching engines on unsuspecting buyers...
...effort to reform the CRR began two years ago when the Class of '80 voted to send representatives to the CRR with the explicit intent of reforming the committee...
...nearly 100 an issue, and our increased use of color has compounded the problems faced by Drapkin and George, who head a 19-person department. However, covers like this week's on American farming, the work of Senior Writer George Church, always make the extra effort worthwhile. The photographs, both color and black and white, bring that extra dimension to the story that Drapkin is seeking...
...harrowing, moment. The worker is instructed to be cordial, helpful, as direct as possible. And never to show anger - which is likely to destroy any chance there is of parental cooperation. "I used to sit in the car a few minutes before going in, psyching myself, making a deliberate effort to be calm," Belisle recalls. "But I almost ruined one case by blowing my top." That was when he entered the house to discover that the parents had tied a baby hand and foot to a bedpost...