Word: failed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sure whether the people had spoken or merely cleared their throats, the expanded Democratic majorities in the House and Senate forced on the party the challenge ?and the burden?of coming up with answers to inflation, recession and the nation's manifold other problems. Clearly, if Democrats fail to act decisively over the next two years, they could in turn become the victims of voter rebellion and dissatisfaction with the way they are being governed. Declared Minnesota Senator Walter F. Mondale, a possible candidate for President in 1976: "The heat...
...place?" His answer is the preferred thing was a democratic election in '76 that would replace Allende. But a political decision was made not to tell Allende what we knew. Now, there would be no political decision if what we knew was what we'd read from UPI. To fail to give that information is to take, I would say, total share in the responsibility for what comes after as well as the responsibility for the earlier destabilization program. And indeed Colby made very clear that day that we preferred the current regime to the past regime, and that...
...computer is nigh. Under a bill signed last week by President Ford, a creditor will be required to answer a customer's inquiry about a charge within 30 days. While the discussions go on, the creditor is forbidden to send out any heavy-handed letters. Should a company fail to explain or correct its bill within 90 days, the charge will be forfeited if it is $50 or less. What is more, the harried consumer can bring suit for civil damages and collect a minimum of $100 from a firm that violates the act. To give the creditors time...
...degree of professional understanding among the bench, bar and press would solve all but the knottiest problems. Where conflicts cannot be resolved, I say let the press have its head. If we do our best to provide a fair trial and fail, we can always have a retrial or dismiss the case. F. Lee Bailey Boston...
...remedial course known around the campus as "Bonehead English." At the University of Miami, the English department has set up an elaborate tutoring center where video tapes are used to help entering students learn grammar, punctuation and organization. At the University of Houston, 60% of the freshmen fail the first three essays they write. Says Jesse Hartley, Houston's director of freshman English: "Students can't carry through an idea in writing; they have no idea what a paragraph is; they are unable to string details together in a logical sequence. They're just sort of vapid...