Word: madison
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When radical officers were elected in Berkeley, Calif., and Madison, Wisc., political analysts were quick to cite Cambridge as the next city in line for a radical takeover engineered by the city's students. Their predictions never materialized. The 1973 race for city council and the school committee has proceeded as in past years with perhaps a little less spark than usual, not only among the students but among the citizens outside the walls of the Yard. In fact, at candidates meetings during the past month, the candidates have found themselves outnumbering the electorate. It would be hard to imagine...
...Israel." Barbara Manard, 28, a graduate student in sociology from the University of Virginia, shares that view, explaining: "No matter what the Arabs say, if they get the upper hand, they'll try to drive the Israelis into the sea." Adds Paul Soglin, the young (28) mayor of Madison, Wis.: "I think both sides are wrong, but my main concern is that no country be annihilated. I'm concerned about the Arabs but more so about the Israelis...
...wearer's body temperature. An ornate gold and silver bracelet carries an electronic gadget that measures pulse rate. Perhaps the farthest-fetched item is an enclosed vehicle, with "legs" in back and wheels in front. It carries one rider and is powered by a small motor. Called the Madison Park Stroller, it is supposed to be a piece of art as well as a conveyance...
...Varoujan Demirgian is an ex-G.I. in Viet Nam who thought he had a problem-he was there for a year, says Sack, without ever killing a Communist. Robert Melvin is a black Viet veteran now totally committed to working his way up the executive ladder at a Madison Avenue advertising agency. Another black, Vantee Thompson, came home from search-and-destroy missions to find himself on riot-control duty in Baltimore, his own people becoming as hard to understand as the Viet Cong...
...Madison...