Word: helping
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...back when an earlier supporter, Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne, moved over to Kennedy's camp after a private Democratic poll showed him easily beating Carter in Illinois. George Dunne, the Cook County party chairman, also had talks with Byrne and said that Carter would get little help from local leaders. Byrne's switch will make it much tougher for Carter in the crucial Illinois primary March 18. Said Kennedy, who had phoned Byrne several times last week: ''I'm delighted...
...Leader Robert Byrd, who has spent months in public doubting and questioning, is now backing the SALT II treaty. To reporters crowded into a Senate conference room last week, the powerful West Virginia Democrat declared that the strategic arms pact with Moscow "is in our national interest" and could "help diminish the potential for nuclear destruction." Though widely anticipated, this clear-cut endorsement gave SALT II a badly needed boost. Without Byrd's active support, the treaty would have little chance of winning the two-thirds vote required for Senate approval. To be sure, passage still remains uncertain...
...Israeli settlements would be a part of Israel. The Arab villages and towns could decide the nature of their relations with Jordan and with Israel. We would tell them: ''Gentlemen, do you want our health department, our doctors to help you? If not, that's fine, we have enough patients of our own. And do you want the experts from our Ministry of Agriculture to teach...
...Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, it is Chief Justice of the U.S. More than any Chief since William Howard Taft, who served 50 years ago, Burger has been concerned with the administration of justice in the U.S. In speeches, interviews and articles, he is constantly proposing ways to help courts cope with their huge backlogs...
...State Street in Madison, Wis., or the Goose's Nest on Notre Dame Avenue in South Bend, Ind., or Quantrill's Saloon on Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, Kans. After learning from a survey of 500 schools that 80% believed their students needed more help in handling drink, the U.S. Brewers Association obligingly announced it would publish a quarterly On-Campus Review to help concerned administrators keep up to date on consumption. To cut down on drunken driving, the University of Massachusetts encourages students to use a free Saturday night bus service, dubbed "the drunk run," which shuttles back...