Word: kinged
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...point out to them that this is a main topic of conversation in the country, as indeed it is." Since corruption causes social unrest, Akins considers this so important that he believed the warning should be delivered by President Carter "or an emissary of the President" to King Khalid, Crown Prince Fahd or another member of the Saudi royal family. He conceded that such a warning would be unwelcome to the Saudis, but thinks that they might grudgingly take it to heart. Indeed, Akins cites a fascinating historical footnote to buttress his point: "There are many Saudis who believe...
...Edward J. King Thursday signed a bill raising the legal drinking age in Massachusetts from 18 to 20 and said he plans to enforce the law next month, even though the state legislature this week removed the emergency preamble putting the law into effect April...
...King, who had lobbied for the drinking age to go up to 21 but settled for 20, wants the bill to go into effect before spring fever hits college campuses and before proms and graduations hit high schools. By filing a letter with the Massachusetts Secretary of State, he can enforce the law at any point within the next 90 days, the normal interval between signing and enforcing...
...King supporters feel the media is hounding the new administration and Murphy agrees, noting that the commission may signal an end to the witchhunt. "The press is trying to embarrass people," Murphy states. "It seems to be a legitimate electronic press and print media attempt to chase around people like public officials, but we'll try to protect against that." Secretary of State Michael Connolly, another strong proponent of the ethics statute, agrees with Murphy, adding "The press ought to address the question of ethics for themselves...
While the ethics commission has yet to take an active role in the investigation of King appointees, the House recently proposed a resolution calling for it to launch a preliminary inquiry. The state's only other investigative commission, a blue-ribbon panel on the MBM contracts scandal, is currently seeking the authority to look into the Massachusetts Port Authority, an agency directed by King until his firing in 1975. Whether either commission will eventually plunge into the King affair remains in doubt, but Harshbarger said the suggestion "would have to be taken very seriously...