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...assassination, profoundly altered Agnew's thinking. Agnew was so certain that Rockefeller would announce his entry into the Oregon primary that he invited reporters into his office to watch the Governor's press conference on TV. Through some incredible oversight in New York, no one had bothered to inform Rockefeller's most ardent admirer that Nelson was about to quit the race instead. Agnew had to bear his disappointment and humiliation in public. Though the New Yorker apologized handsomely, Agnew never forgave him. Nixon became more and more attractive...
...less a matter of morality than that smoking it is against the law. Jonathan Tuttle, a United Church of Christ minister who works with teen-agers on Chicago's North Side, believes that using pot should be an individual decision. In counseling a youth, Tuttle says, "I inform him of the most pervasive medical opinions and of the legal hassle. Then I tell him to be cool about...
Coleman said after the meeting that he would inform the University today of the union's decision to reject the contract. He did not know when negotiations would begin again, or how long they might take...
Student leaders after learning what happened then summoned other male students from their dorms to inform them of the events that had taken place. The president of the college, Dr. Robert L. Owens, III after an exchange with several leaders was pursuaded to go to the city jail and see if any charges had been filed against the arrested students. He left immediately...
...word cop means many things to many people, and its origin is not certain. One explanation is that it is the abbreviation for Constable of Police; another traces it to the verb copper?to arrest or inform against. * Apparently from "Mr. Charlie," the equivalent of honky or whitey. -In an experimental program pioneered by the Vera Institute of Justice, New York is now sending many Bowery drunks to an infirmary, where they are dried out, counseled, and assisted in finding jobs. In six months, only 150 of the 650 men treated have been arrested again...