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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...stand a brisk pace, or still cling to the simpler tastes of their humble beginnings. But younger congressional leaders, such as Carl Albert and Gerald Ford, also avoid convivial Washington, finding their pleasures in home and family. Like the patriarchs of Congress, they feel no need for the social acceptance so avidly sought by many in the Washington whirl. As one Senate wife observed: "They don't go out a lot or entertain, except for close personal friends. They don't need to. They're there...
...Leader Willy Brandt. On the stump, Grass has also been spreading a nonpartisan gospel of his own. Germans, he maintains, must shake off their ingrained submission to authority and tradition and participate more actively in government affairs. "People leave too much to the parties," he says. "What we need in this country is a more active citizenship." Grass's solution is something called voter initiative, or grass-roots activity by people who do not necessarily belong to parties. Brandt last week hailed voter initiative as "part of the modern Germany we want to create...
...beyond anything this court can impose." That statement suggests sympathy for Kennedy's predicament, but the judge also seems to recognize a public interest in uncovering more details of the accident. He has declared it essential that Kennedy testify, and said that he would subpoena the Senator if need...
...from trying to get out of the car. The Edgartown medical examiner, Dr. Donald Mills, who ruled out the autopsy initially, says that Dinis agreed on the telephone, as late as the day Mary Jo was buried, "that in view of the clear-cut evidence of drowning, no real need for an autopsy existed...
...officials about a possible "effluent" tax on a variety of consumer containers. In effect, this might resemble the deposit system. The consumer would pay a small tax per can, then get his money back when he returned the can for reuse. It is an ingenious idea, but it will need far more political support before it can come to pass...