Word: impactions
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...been clear for weeks that China was heading for some sort of momentous crescendo, but no one knew exactly what to expect. Last week, as the impact of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution abruptly spilled out across the land, the nightmare of it all became chillingly clear. Mao Tse-tung aimed to blot out not only all traces of foreign influence, but to tear out China's own cultural and historical roots as well...
...healthy profit, to say nothing of simple self-support, is generally conceded to be far beyond the reach of today's intellectual journals. They measure their success on another level-by the quality, if not the quantity, of their audience, by the impact of their ideas on people who may never have heard of them. Judged by these criteria, the Anglo-American monthly Encounter is a success indeed...
Almost a Relief. In anticipation of the bill, in fact, the industry has already begun to put many safety features into its cars as standard equipment. All 1967 models will have steering columns that telescope forward on impact, dual braking systems to stop a car if a single set fails and anchorages for front-seat shoulder harnesses. Other improvements will come along later, based largely on the 26 safety features that manufacturers must build into cars that they sell to the Government. Because it takes Detroit a year or more to alter designs, some changes will not show up until...
...Nader. Detroit's spokesman on safety, Ford Vice President John S. Bugas, watched the voting from the House gallery, called the bill "another move" that automakers could support. Even Nader was not entirely dissatisfied. Though he estimated that it will be 1973 before the bill's real impact will be felt, he allowed that the bill "enables us to begin." The bill has no criminal penalties but stipulates civil penalties of $1,000 for every car sold that is not suitably equipped, up to a maximum of $400,000. Used cars, trucks and buses, exempted by the Senate...
...large part of the program's impact may simply come from the large amount of time the men spend with each other, According to Abram Chayes, professor of law and co-director of the program...