Word: elected
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...apprentice house painter from Salt Lake City, Chidester, 24, chose a different tactic. In a rambling letter to Utah's Republican Senator Wallace F. Bennett, Chidester attacked President Kennedy: ''Does President Kennedy think the jobs left open by our call-up will re-elect him on the basis of low unemployment? He must think we all are of low intelligence not to see through his political maneuvers. We vote for those who serve the majority well." Nothing in the letter violated Army regulations, but Chidester made the mistake of getting 74 of his buddies to sign...
...continued to dominate the state legislatures under archaic apportionment laws passed when rural America was at its prime. The rural voter's power sets the tone and direction of politics in dozens of states. In 44 states, legislative districting systems permit less than 40% of the population to elect a majority of the legislature; in 13 states a third or less of the population can elect legislative majorities. Many state constitutions make no provision at all for redistricting (Vermont has not reapportioned its lower house since 1793), and 15 states have ignored constitutional requirements to redistrict periodically...
...white lace rochets, silk sashes, and the splendid cappa magna - a 15-ft-long scarlet train worn on solemn liturgical occasions. As a member of the church's senate, a cardinal advises the Pope on church policy, helps run the Vatican's huge bureaucracy, and will elect one of his number to the papacy when John XXIII dies. But he is also a prince; letters to him from Catholic kings are properly addressed "Dear Cousin...
Captain Bob Kaufmann took the lead and held it until the end of his stint, with North Carolina close behind. Williams gained on Dennis Hunter of the Crimson, when captain-elect Alan Engelberg pulled even and took advantage of a ragged turn on the last lap by Williams and went ahead by an inch...
M.I.T. students this week passed up their first chance to elect an even mildly internationalist candidate as president of the Undergraduate Organization...