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...brochure, which bears the title, "If you're involved enough to think about the Gallo boycott...you should be involved enough to listen to their side," cites statistics indicating that the farm workers' plight is not as bad as anti-Gallo forces claim...
...plight is best embodied by the traditional symbol for alchemy--a snake biting its own tail. As he writhes, he emerges as an attractive character. Wincing at his awkwardness and glorying in his rare verbal victories become comfortable...
...young muggers accosted her. For no apparent reason, one suddenly shot her in the neck, grabbed her purse and left her bleeding-and permanently paralyzed. Obviously moved by her story, the lawmakers voted to pass a new kind of law that would provide state funds to ease the plight of Mrs. Hemenway and hundreds of others like...
...arms, trains and economically supports the Chilean junta. The link between U.S. aid and the plight of the Chilean people is direct. Continued U.S. support of the Chilean regime can only signify U.S. acceptance of the human wasteland it has created...
Panic Button. Though Bundy's talk of dissolution may have been overdramatic, his comments focused wide attention on the plight of philanthropic organizations: at a time when their gifts are more urgently needed, they have less to give. Before the stock-market slide, good times lured many foundations into the habit of dipping into capital for important projects. Over the past two years, Ford has given away about $494 million-well over twice its income...