Word: ombudsman
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...issues, you may get in trouble with the politicians but not with the people," says Apodaca, who beat his closest opponent by just over 10,000 votes in a six-man scramble for the gubernatorial nomination last month. Supported by labor, Chicano activists and liberals, Apodaca favors establishment of ombudsman-like "citizen service centers" throughout the state...
...things as General Patton's notorious slapping incident, Richard Nixon's questionable finances (in 1957), and the ruthless tactics of the House Un-American Activities Committee. As, in Pearson's words, "a voice for the voiceless," the column at its best was a kind of national ombudsman, most notably during World War II, when it exposed instances of brass-hat bungling...
...ombudsman revealed last week that U.S. colleges endorsing Rhodes scholarship applicants may be in violation of the 1972 Education Amendment. Title IX of the Amendment prohibits sex discrimination by educational institutions receiving federal financial assistance...
Jane Leavy '68, assistant to the director of the Health Services, said that since UHS first hired an ombudsman for students general health care has improved and more complaints have been taken seriously...
...education throughout the state and thus go a long way toward equalizing education in the cities, suburbs and rural areas. Anderson has had other victories. All legislative meetings of any kind must now be open to the public?no more private executive sessions in the legislature. A full-time ombudsman has been established in the corrections department. The magnificent St. Croix River has been added to the National Scenic River System. Voter registration has in effect been abolished. Anderson has also started a massive reorganization of the executive branch in Minnesota, establishing a department of state planning designed to decentralize...