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Much of the impetus for the anti-smoking campaign seems to be coming from the top. At the insistence of doctors worried about his health, Party Chief Leonid I. Brezhnev has tried for years to stop his heavy smoking. He even resorted to a special cigarette case with a timer; the case would open only once every 45 minutes. Last year Brezhnev finally kicked his habit and apparently feels that other Russians can-and had better-follow his lead...
...true greatness of the U.S. lies in those moments when it has given concrete form to ideals for building a new world, when it has promoted a spirit of renewal and given impetus to the progress of humanity...
Instead, the impetus for the student protest came--as it did in Brown's 1975 anti-tuition-hike student walkout--from a small, active group of students. Bicks estimates that of Brown's approximately 4000 students, "only about 1000" actively support the union in the strike...
...impetus for the new gossip and speculation was the 240-page report by a three-man Dutch commission headed by European Court Judge Andreas Donner, charging Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands with "unacceptable" behavior in his dealings with Lockheed. Although the commission found no proof that Bernhard actually received the $1.1 million that Lockheed allegedly paid him, the Dutch parliament last week somberly debated whether the 65-year-old royal consort should be prosecuted. A tiny left-wing faction favored prosecution. But Protestant Anti-Revolutionary Party Leader Willem Aantjes summed up the views of many: "History shows the faithfulness...
Whatever the impetus, the report emphasizes that by and large, desegregation has not been a traumatic experience for the affected communities. It can proceed uneventfully with support from city and school-board leaders, parental participation in the formulation of the plans, and such precautionary measures as a "rumor control center." "You just have to sit and answer call after call from the concerned people," said the supervisor of such a center in Tampa. Of those school districts surveyed, 82% desegregated without serious disruption. The report specifically cites Tampa, Stamford, Minneapolis and Tacoma, Wash., as cities where the desegregation plans worked...