Word: offending
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...prizewinning exposé of Boys' Town. Former Beacon Copy Chief Les Anderson, 25, was lured away from the Ridder operation along with other talented but disgruntled writers. "I was turning into a vegetable," he says. "There was always the feeling that you had to be careful not to offend an advertiser...
...bureaucrat struggling for power in Washington has to tread a fine line: he must push his ideas vigorously, but not so vigorously as to offend those who have more clout than he. Federal Energy Administrator John C. Sawhill stepped over the line, and last week he paid the price. President Ford held a surprise news conference to announce Saw-hill's resignation, which Ford had requested the week before. It was the first public-though gentlemanly-sacking of a top official since Ford took office...
...energetic. They did their best, and The Laughingstock is certainly a well-meaning, ingratiating show. It's just that it has no cutting edge, no point of view to make it satire instead of a collection of better-and-worse gags. There is nothing in it that could possibly offend the comfortable businessman in from Brookline for a wild evening in the Square. Perhaps the funniest bit is about a youngman who takes his incredibly uncouth date to a fancy French restaurant. Even honest gross-out humor like this (it ends with her throwing up) seems funnier than "mild" political...
...sailmakers. Should there be a protest during the race, Bond is ready with a rules expert and lawyer, plus a video-tape camera to record all races for replay. "Expert advocacy," says Bond, "is as much a part of racing now as a boat." All this may offend the guardians of the Cup, but Bond is not concerned. "To say this is a gentleman's sport is to be under illusions," he insists. "Those days are gone...
...Ford's constituency: liberals and big-city ethnic groups. He also enjoys uniquely close relations with both business and labor and can attract the kind of talent needed to cope with Ford's biggest problem: inflation. Despite past battles with party conservatives, he is not likely to offend many people today. He has made at least a token peace with the right. Moreover, he is no longer the political threat he used to be. Age is fast removing him from contention; Ford plans to run for the presidency in 1976, and Rockefeller will...