Word: minority
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...This minor truism was handed the Democrats as well. Twenty-six new seats in the House is fine, but not as heartening as 40 or 50 would have been, and a wash in the Senate is plain discouraging. Despite Tip O'Neill's pro forma yawp that the G.O.P. loss was "disastrous," it wasn't. The Democrats (and moderate Republicans) have simply been given more rope with which to hold the President in check, not to hang themselves or the nation. Profligate Government spending looks no more attractive today than it did two years...
...Such minor compromises did not satisfy Britain, which lobbied vigorously against the resolution. The chief British complaint: the measure did not mention that the principle of self-determination would have to be respected for the 1,800 Falkland Islanders, a point that London considers "paramount" in settling the dispute. Said Britain's Ambassador to the U.N. Sir John Thomson: "Britain can look after herself, but she has an obligation to look after the Falkland Islanders as well." Prior to the vote, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sent messages to President Reagan, indicating in no uncertain terms that she considered...
Such differences in terminology may seem minor, but they can carry a disastrous effect, as became clear last spring. Though the number of Black students accepted had been comparable to past years, the number who actually came here dipped dramatically; virtually all observers agreed that large numbers of needy students had gone elsewhere because Harvard's aid awards were too stringent. A survey of students who turned Harvard down confirmed the impressions: 45 percent of all students and 62 percent of Black students said financial reasons figured in their decision; 21 percent of all students and 41 percent of Blacks...
...attention, but was not truly criminal prevented the department from attacking the problem of serious juvenile crime. In 1973-then legislation was drafted which shifted responsibility for so-called "status offenders" --truants, runaways, and "incorrigibles"--from DYS to the state social service agencies. It was hoped that decriminalization of minor offenses would create an atmosphere more conducive to helping children improve their behavior...
...senators and representatives will also soon consider a piece of legislation implementing the death penalty and another delaying the effective date of the bottle bill. Some supplemental appropriations and minor appointments will probably come up before the current session adjourns for good, sometime before next January...