Word: gov
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...book is not a triumph of scholarship. Some articles (all are written by Times reporters and editors), such as Tom Wicker's "The President," read like a bad Gov 1 text. Others, such as the articles on the issues--civil rights, economics, war and peace--read like warmed-over Sunday magazine pieces. The best articles are an intelligent analysis of "The Republican Strategy" by Joseph Loftus, and a witty discussion of the "Imponderables" of electioneering by Cabell Phillips. The final third of the book is a consise rundown of the political situation in each state, and the back...
...noted that several other proposals recently encountered severe opposition in the Legislature before being passed. One bill, which gave Gov. Paul Johnson the power to send troopers anywhere in the state without asking local permission, was opposed as abrogating the autonomy of local officials...
Unfortunately, however, the four remaining opponents--Gov. Dummer Academy, Dartmouth, Andover, and Yale--will probably offer the Yardlings their toughest competition all season and may add a few more minus signs to the balance book. Andover and Yale especially promise to challenge the team's solvency...
Both Wohl and Meyer served on an advisory committee to Gov. Peabody on transportation matters. They said that the governor had heard most of their recommendations, but had not seen the package as a whole. In a letter to the Boston Herald last week, they severely criticized the governor's plan...
Touching on the recent Wisconsin presidential primary, in which Gov. George Wallace of Alabama, a staunch segregationist, amassed 260,000 votes, the Senator said he felt encouraged, rather than dismayed. The Wisconsin voters handed down a clear mandate for the present bill by voting three to one in favor of candidates who advocate civil rights, he said...