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Kennedy's behavior in New York politics illustrated a dichotomy in his personality. Often he would throw himself into some political crusade with an almost reckless fervor while at other times his cautiousness would inhibit him from making any commitment. This ambivalence surfaced later when he tried to decide whether or not he should run for the Presidency. The authors document the consequences of the inner contradiction in Kennedy's character, but they never explore it directly...
...might also inhibit waste and profligate use of electric power and thereby deal with the cause rather than the symptoms of environmental deterioration. In such a priciple we see the union of environmental responsibilities and social justice," the group said...
...Dana L. Farnsworth, director of University Health Services, on the other hand, said he found the study "interesting and encouraging." He said yesterday that he hopes-the study will "help to inhibit rumors that college student suicides are increasing...
Free Speech. The extent of the operations was revealed in January's Washington Monthly, a political review, by a former intelligence officer, Christopher Pyle. Since then, some members of Congress have threatened an investigation. The A.C.L.U. filed suit, charging that the Army's activities sought to inhibit civilians from exercising their rights of free speech and petition...
...explains a top Budget Bureau official, the effect would have been to encourage Congress to raise its spending sights. More important, Nixon's successful veto of the Labor-HEW bill last week (see following story) and his threat to impound other funds that he considers excess will probably inhibit congressional spenders...