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...automatically ideological. It isn't too long a step from that to a kind of elitism, if you'll forgive the expression-to an elitism that Marcuse exemplifies, in which he condones a self-elected group who have power and force behind them, who rule and outlaw others in the name of, presumably, the "better world" that they advocate. There is something there that I find very arrogant and self-righteous and dangerous...
...swastikaed Angels and their roaring bikes became the terrors of Highway 101. Guzzling beer and shaking the countryside with obscene laughter, they broke up legitimate motorcycle rallies and often sacked small coastal towns. Perversely, pop music (Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots) and film (The Wild One) romanticized such outlaw riders as tragic, misunderstood loners, giving the Angels a place that they scarcely deserve in American folklore...
Nixon's Way. What can be done? West Virginia Congressman Ken Hechler has proposed federal legislation to outlaw strip mining entirely. Though his bill carries the names of 35 co-sponsors from 16 states, no one expects Congress to pass it. Until other safe energy sources are developed, the nation's power plants demand the cheap coal that stripping can provide. Other critics urge that mined-out areas become garbage dumps for nearby cities which have a pressing need for disposal grounds. The rationale is that decomposing organic matter would eventually enrich the sour earth...
...that all billboards along Michigan's interstate highways became illegal in 1966, when a new state law required state highway officials to remove or relocate such signs at least 660 ft. from the road. Since Michigan officials widely ignored the law, the students figured that cutting down outlaw signs was all in a good cause. A judge may have a different opinion, but the cutters are sure of their ground. "When the state is negligent in its duty," insists Stanley Pollack, 17, "then someone...
...statement cites Wright as the officer with final responsibilities for insuring University compliance with the two Presidential orders-Executive Orders No. 11246 and 11375-which outlaw discrimination on the basis of race or sex by any institution contracting with the Federal Government...