Word: perring
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...flags and barricades into the elegant Bourbon Palace, where the Assembly meets. He is, after all, the only Deputy representing the P.S.U. so far. Moreover, under unwritten parliamentary rules that minimize the influence of small parties, he is entitled to hold the floor for only about an hour per year. From the viewpoint of President Georges Pompidou, Rocard's election may even prove a blessing. Four former Gaullist Ministers have won by-elections in recent weeks and will be around to complain whenever Pompidou proposes any changes in the general's policies. Had Couve gained a seat...
...processing, insurance, Savings and Loan associations, construction?all have been added to the spectrum of California's economic life. Not the least of the benefits of this vitality is the workers' share. California's wage earners constitute a mass aristocracy that takes home about $1.5 billion every week; their per capita income ($4,111) is higher than that of any other state or any country on earth. Here too, think tanks like the Rand Corp. have evolved and become indispensable. With extraordinary skill ?and hubris?their staffers tackle virtually every problem in America, from campus riots to noise pollution...
...administration is presently seeking ways of prosecuting non-M. I. T. demonstrators, who constitute 70-80 per cent of the NAC, for violating an earlier injunction barring obstructive demonstrations, Gray added...
...Betsy described a typical interview with a woman coming for advice about an unwanted pregnancy. "At least 50 per cent of them say that they weren't using a contraceptive at the time of conception. My response is, 'Why not? Didn't you know you could get pregnant?' Many say that it was the first time they had had intercourse without using one, or that it was the first time they had slept with anyone. They can't believe that one time...
...Tufts administration has supported Afro's demands for 20 per cent employment of minority-group members in recent negotiations with the construction firm. At present, only four of the 108-man work force are black, and only two are Puerto Ricans...