Word: overlooks
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...excellent article on "The Welfare Maze" [Feb. 8]. However, I would like to reply to some of the critics of President Nixon's Family Assistance Program (FAP) who say it is not enough or is insufficient in its incentives to get people off of wel fare. What they overlook is the principle involved in FAP. For the first time in American history, the Government is preparing to offer a federally guaranteed income. Once this principle is established as law, all Americans will be entitled to an ensured basic income (and security). After passage of FAP, the program...
Noting a tendency among policemen to overlook many crimes, Kelly said, "When a police officer uses discretion, people go home. Otherwise, they may lay around in a jail for three months."He pointed out a stabbing between two Harlem blacks as a case where such judgement is necessary...
...wire-tapping has come to be known: the Mitchell Doctrine holds that when the Attorney General decides that tapping someone's phone is vital to national security, he can authorize a wiretap without getting the approval of a court. Quite simply, the doctrine states that the Attorney General can overlook the Fourth Amendment when he judges it necessary...
Dartmouth has had difficulty playing consistent basketball, losing by 20 points to Princeton two weeks ago, but Harvard can't overlook the Big Green. It will be 'up' for the game, and unless the Crimson is prepared mentally for the Indians, Dartmouth could give Harvard a tough battle...
...snobbish New Yorkers have known for decades, it is easy enough to look down upon Chicago. Long before the late A.J. Liebling permanently dubbed the place "Second City," outsiders laughed at Chicago's pretensions. Not until last year, however, did Chicagoans themselves have the spectacular opportunity to overlook their town that is now offered by the 100-story John Hancock Building. "Big John," as Chicago wits affectionately call the thing, is the world's tallest apartment building: no apartment is less than 45 stories off the ground, and the highest are on the 92nd floor. Tenants often find...