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...blacks march in the ranks of Middle America. Nor do the nation's intellectuals, its liberals, its professors, its surgeons. Many general practitioners, though, are Middle Americans. Needless to say, Middle America offers no haven to the New Left, although Middle Americans might count a number of old leftists???unionists, for example?in their numbers. They are not extremists of the right despite the fact that some of them voted for George Wallace in 1968. They are both Republicans and Democrats; many cast their ballots for Richard Nixon, but it may be that nearly as many voted for Hubert Humphrey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Man and Woman of the Year: The Middle Americans | 1/5/1970 | See Source »

...major target of the criticism is Queen Mother Frederika, who is blamed by the leftists???and by many others?for practically any action of the King's that they do not like. A tough, strong-willed woman who hotly defends royalty's every prerogative, she lives in retirement in a small villa at Psychiko outside Athens, frequently sees the King and his wife. Last winter, the criticism of the Queen Mother became so strong that in December the government introduced a special law in Parliament extending the lese majesty protection to all members of the royal family, including Frederika...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Greece: The Besieged King | 4/28/1967 | See Source »

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