Word: neglect
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...private Wallace seems virtually emotionless. Always busy, he spends little time with his four children (Bobbi Jo, 23; Peggy, 18; George, 16; and Lee, 7); his late wife, Lurleen, reportedly once nearly divorced him as a consequence of his neglect. Yet in his anxiety to maintain a power base for his presidential bid, he did not hesitate to run her for Governor in 1966 (she died of cancer last...
...schemes" on the securities industry, and indicated that, if elected, he would get rid of them. He promised to eliminate "self-defeating controls" over foreign investment by U.S. business. And he pledged "swift action" to end congestion in the nation's airways, which he blamed on "years of neglect at the highest levels of Government...
Britain's 26 Roman Catholic bishops produced an artfully worded document that stressed obedience to the Pope's decree but also had kind words for those who cannot accept its teachings. The bishops cautioned that "if we are to neglect the guidance of the church, morality could easily become merely subjective. That would be disastrous." They also affirmed that "neither this encyclical nor any other document of the church takes away from us our right and duty to follow our conscience." They noted the dilemma of "faithful couples" who cannot easily support another child, and of wives whose...
...cannot remember ever having read a more objective and fairer story on any subject. While Muskie comes off with banners flying, you let Humphrey, Nixon and Agnew take it on their chins for their shortcomings, but you do not neglect to also point out the good points that these men enjoy. Whoever loses the election, it will not be your fault...
...generation is one of concern, hope, courage, strength and vigor; also one of neglect, dejection, fear, weakness and impotence. Shall our enemy thrive by taking advantage of our youthful characteristics? I wonder. I wonder who really put the $10 and $20 bills in the hat at the rally in support of the demonstration. I wonder who printed all the propaganda I received those days. I wonder who paid for the transportation of those I met from New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. I wonder who supported the ex-G.I.s from Viet Nam who infiltrated my mind with...