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...more diffuse, fell to two men as widely esteemed within the Senate as Stennis: Republican John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky and Democrat Philip Hart of Michigan. Senator Edward Kennedy, originally among ABM's most vocal critics, was persuaded to mute his opposition in order not to offend colleagues jealous of the publicity he attracts...
...practical success, Malaysia never really managed to overcome racial enmities. The Chinese and Indians resented Malay-backed plans favoring the majority, including one to make Malay the official school and government language. The poorer, more rural Malays became jealous of Chinese and Indian prosperity. Perhaps the Alliance's greatest failing was that it served to benefit primarily those at the top. It was not unheard of for a government official to discover a new car in his garage, its donor a mystery until a Chinese towkay (rich merchant) mentioned it offhandedly-and then perhaps asked for a favor...
...acolytes, musicians and the mandatory wide-eyed British bird (Rita Tushingham). Like Mia Farrow with the Maharishi, the singer finds that his lessons are exercises in disenchantment. The guru prates of selflessness but demands instant obedience to his whims. He hints of asceticism and keeps two wives busy and jealous. He considers himself a brilliant musician -until his guru denounces his technique as commercial flash and filigree...
Divorced. By Cass Elliott, 25, the voluminous crystal-voiced mama of the Mamas and the Papas, now making it on her own: Singer-Songwriter James R. Hendricks, 29; on ground of cruelty (Mama Cass said, "He became more jealous as I became more famous and used to create scenes, throw tantrums and embarrass me in front of my friends"); after 5½ years of marriage, one child; in Los Angeles...
...parents, and a parent executive board. Some schools are more purist than others about how much power should be delegated to hired school directors, and how much the council should involved itself in day-to-day matters. Usually, the more intimate and limited the community served, the more jealous are parents of their power. Both the Roxbury Community School and the East Harlem Block Schools a community school in New York's East Harlem, serve circumscribed areas and have nosy parent groups. The New School for children, which drawn students from all over Roxbury, leaves considerably more discretion...