Word: generality
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Illinois general assembly has voted on the amendment every year since 1972, but so far it has failed to win the required three-fifths approval in both houses. During the 1976 session, it was defeated in the senate by a mere seven votes. President Carter took up the cause before the legislature, saying, "What you do here in this chamber over the next few weeks might very well determine whether women have equal rights under the U.S. Constitution...
When he first took over, Califano claims, "HEW was in a state of absolute organizational disarray." He cites the report by HEW'S inspector general that the department wastes $6 billion annually. To try to straighten out the programs and cut down the waste, Califano set up a watchdog bureau similar to the President's Office of Management and Budget. The office has department-wide oversight of budgeting, planning, procurement, and reorganization. Though HEW deals with human beings and not hardware, Califano wants to quantify program goals as much as possible. He has set up targets for reducing waste...
...graduate of Holy Cross and Harvard Law, Califano worked on tax and corporate legal problems as a Wall Street lawyer before firing off a presumptuous letter in 1961 seeking a job from Cyrus Vance, then Secretary Robert McNamara's general counsel at the Defense Department. He became a Vance assistant and was spotted by McNamara. At 29, Califano was made a general Pentagon troubleshooter. In 1965 Lyndon Johnson lured Califano away to become his own special assistant. Ensconced in the White House and loving every minute of it, Califano helped shape many of the Great Society programs that...
...Army general said no. The Lord Mayor said yes. The $21,000 question: Was Interpreter Hannelore Nelson wearing a bra at the annual asparagus festival in Mainz, West Germany...
...General David Martin, commander of the U.S. Army base near Mainz, had come with his civilian interpreter to join in the jolly burghers' celebration. But, to his dismay, he thought he detected a lack of strategic support on Miss Nelson's person. Though there is no written rule on the matter, the Army sent her a flat letter of reprimand...