Word: lefts
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...REVENUE SHARING. A proposal to divert part of the money collected by the Federal Government to local governments. Cities and states have long complained that the Federal Government takes so much of the total tax dollar (about two-thirds) that not enough is left for local needs...
...recognition of the East German regime of Communist Boss Walter Ulbricht. Now that shibboleth of two decades has been demolished. In search of a campaign issue in next September's national elections, the Free Democratic Party-which has shucked its old conservative image for a daring almost New Left look -has already declared that it favors recognition of East Germany. Last week, in a slightly hedged manner, Willy Brandt's Social Democrats also came out in favor of recognizing the existence of the other Germany...
However authoritarian his methods, Dabard is fond of his fellow villagers. In the bargain, he knows their voting habits. "They are good people," he says, "and they represent the opinion of the country." As a rule, Briare has given a third of its vote to the left, two-thirds to De Gaulle. This time, the margin may be narrower. Dabard predicts 60% approval. Why? "We've lost our national spirit," he says. "France cannot be governed except by a strong authority. We have found the authority, but we don't like it any more." That is no small...
Late in the final round of the Mas ters tournament in Augusta, Ga., last week, spectators following George Archer began shouting, "Charge! Charge!" Recalls Archer: "I said to myself, 'I left my credit card at home. I'll take the cash...
...kidnaping goes unnoticed, the victim is taken to an isolated spot, beaten or tortured, and then killed by a salvo of bullets fired by all the assembled cops. A coup de grace is finally administered above the ear, and often a piece of paper is left by the body bearing a skull and crossbones and the initials E.M.-the sign of Esquadrao da Morte. Sometimes there is also a note saying "I pushed marijuana" or "I was a car thief...