Word: inners
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Dwight D. Miller, associate director of admissions, told alumni there is no "magic word" to help in recruiting Native Americans and inner-city minorities, but that others have had success with "persistent, rifleshot personal contact...
...conclusion that other people are running the show. And indeed there are other people running the show, and not in a particularly secretive manner. Ford acknowledges leaning heavily--and what that means in Ford's case is pretty clear--on a small group of men. This inner circle, most of whose members are corporate executives, is apparently led by former Secretary of Defense, now Reader's Digest consultant, Melvin Laird, U.S. Steel Vice President William Whyte, Proctor and Gamble representative Bryce Harlow and newly named Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld...
...until 1916. Even today minutes aren't drawn up until after Cabinet meetings, so that only the Prime Minister's summation--and not the arguments that went before it--are recorded. Bagehot's dictum that "no minister who respected the fundamental usages of political practice" would make public the inner workings of Cabinet debate remains valid to this day. So far, Crossman is the only major figure who has challenged...
...this kind of government clearly overreached itself in trying to suppress Crossman's own analysis of its inner workings. Wilson's request for an injunction was granted in November 1974 and for months constitutional lawyers worked out their arguments. The case came before England's Lord Chief Justice, Lord Widgery, who disposed of it fairly quickly--throwing out Wilson's case and ordering his government to pay the costs. Since Britain has an "unwritten constitution" with no Bill of Rights, this decision creates an important precedent protecting the rights of the British press. Widgery, though, tried to limit the repercussions...
...controversial mayor, famous for his "tank on every street corner" policy of dealing with inner city rioters, promised last week he will continue to reduce crime in the city of brotherly love...