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Cohen said that the present wording was an overnight on the part of the Summer School administration. He attributed the goof to the problem of eliminating "remnants of sexism" from outdated university manuals. Cohen said that Item No. 1 should read, "No Person" may enter another's dormitory room unless accompanied by the resident of that room...

Author: By Barbara A. Slavin, | Title: Summer Students Have Coed Living In Harvard Dorms | 7/11/1972 | See Source »

...biggest business tax cut in American history, with very little for the consumer. Then you had a trial balloon on a value-added tax, which would have been a federal sales tax on the consumer. That trial balloon went up like a lead balloon. The income tax withholding goof has further compounded the feeling of confusion, because people were told they were getting a tax cut; then they found that they had smaller take-home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Economy: Plugging Loopholes: More Virtue Than Revenue | 6/12/1972 | See Source »

...undone because Mitchell failed to observe the law governing the authorization of wiretaps. As many as 1,000 defendants could have their cases thrown out of court as a result of improper procedures in the Attorney General's office. Says one Justice Department official: "This is the biggest goof-up we've ever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Wiretapping Wipe-Out | 3/27/1972 | See Source »

Gonna hit you!" Some of the catch phrases in these routines have already become part of the slang of the '70s. The best known is the refrain with which a black minister's wife explains her every goof, whether it is buying an expensive dress or ramming her car into the side of the church: "The devil made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When You're Hot, You're Hot | 1/31/1972 | See Source »

Gardner, a liberal Republican, has been attacked in the G.O.P. National Committee's newsletter "Monday" as "a purveyor of the radical Democratic line on virtually every issue." Gardner once had to apologize for a staff goof that permitted the Democratic National Committee to use his mailing list for fund raising. He has been vulnerable on another count: Lyn Nofziger of the Republican National Committee has charged him with creating a personality cult. That accusation is undoubtedly unfair. But it is true that John Gardner's personal prestige and organizational skill have been essential in attracting supporters to Common...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Birthday for Common Cause | 8/16/1971 | See Source »

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