Word: nationalizes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...this magazine starting with a litany of all the terrible things wrong with the world quickly moves on to ice-breaking tidbits like the sayings of a Japanese zen master or a Bucky-Fuller-talking -blues-in-gobbledlygook or the parallels between our war on cancer and Vietnam, "our nation's last great effort in futility...
Newbury Street boasts the "nation's first gallery" (Doll & Richards, at No. 172), the oldest art society in America (Copley Society, No. 158) and the oldest non-profit organization in the U.S. (The Society of Arts and Crafts, No. 175). The galleries display old masters and contemporary art, sculpture and arts and crafts, photography and ethnic art. So what's there now? Here's a sampling...
...from Vancouver South, British Columbia, explained current Quebecois separatist aspirations at a level deeper than language differences. "It doesn't matter which one you scratch, you find a French-Canadian nationalist," he said last week, refering to French-Canadian Quebecers. "They look upon Quebec and themselves as a separate nation. They do not see themselves culturally or ethnically as part of the English-speaking mosaic of the rest of the country...
Stanfield agreed with Clarke about Quebec's economic prospects as a separate nation. "Maybe there are some Quebecers who believe that Quebec would be healthier economically apart from Canada, but they are deluding themselves," he said. He also took a backhanded slap at the present government's economic policies, claiming that "if the economy of Canada is weak...[the separatists] will feel they have nothing to lose economically. A strong, healthy economy would be an attraction to Quebecers...
Could Quebec survive economically as a separate nation? The answer to this question depends largely on the person who is quoting the statistics. Belonging to the Confederation cost Quebec 9 billion dollars between 1965 and 1975, according to Parti Quebecois statistics. Federal politicians prefer to use the year 1976 as an example. In that year, they say, Quebec received from the federal government $3 billion more than it contributed. Of course, separatists must also consider the costs they would incur if they were to form an independent nation. Such responsibilities as maintenance of foreign embassies and defense bite heavily into...