Word: levins
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ladies are loyal to him, at least de hitching post facto; not one has an unkind word to say about David. That goes for some of his old Angries pals. Says Bernard Levin, one of the toughest and brightest of British journalists and a star of the old TW3: "David not only has genuine ability but also human qualities of kindness, generosity, good nature and sympathy." Frost's self-judgment is more modest: "The aim of everything I do is to leave the audience a little more alert, a little more aware, a little more alive." Richard Nixon must feel...
...Grace M. Levin, a day-care worker at the Children's Community Day Care in Cambridge, said yesterday a group of 25 staged a sit-in at Sullivan's office to protest the center's closing. Sullivan refused to meet with the demonstrators...
...away from criticizing Frank on the record. When asked if City Hall had a negative reaction to Frank's opposition to the charter package, George K. Reagen, White's press secretary, said "We really had none." Most city Hall observers thought the White administration was livid. Alvin Levin, a member of the liberal activist group, Citizens for Participation in Political Action, which opposed Frank on several major issues including last year's regional primary bill, says, "I have a terrible memory" when asked to cite issues over which they have differed...
Buckley says he thinks that the time he spent at the Law School has reduced Frank's effectiveness as a representative. "It's not what you do when the House is in session, it's what you do after the session and committee hearings," he says. But Levin, O'Donnell, Buckley and Mitchell quickly balance any negative observations with favorable comments...
State House politicans from both branches and all ideological perspectives refused to criticize Frank for his relations with the legislative leadership. Levin agrees that Frank supports the leadership on many issues including party discipline but refused to criticize him for it because "I'm on the outside," not having to face the pressures Frank does...