Word: powerlessness
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...sure, by its model. Each N.A. meeting faithfully follows the A.A. procedure, down to a reading of some part of A.A. principles, perhaps the "Twelve Suggested Steps" to salvation, modified to suit N.A.'s different objective. Thus, in A.A.'s Step 1-"We admitted we were powerless over alcohol"-the last word has been replaced by "our emotions." Unlike formal group therapy, in which the meetings are supervised by a professional, N.A. meetings are little more than hash sessions. Problems are ventilated in a climate deliberately kept free of critical judgment. Every day the N.A. member promises himself...
...member of the Federal Communications Commission, complained last week that one station, WAGF in Dothan, Ala., shows 41 minutes of commercials in an hour. Since the number of commercials is limited only by a voluntary but unenforceable code of the National Association of Broadcasters,* the FCC feels powerless to cut the clutter...
...like ink from a frightened squid. Its engine is only half as loud as a 707's, though the difference will be less noticeable during takeoffs than landings. The new engine was not put into production as fast as the plane. Boeing last week had 15 expensive airframes sitting powerless outside its plant...
...agree on one vital issue: Army Lieut. William Galley Jr., who is charged with the murder of 109 Vietnamese civilians, may be unable to get a fair trial. According to the judge, Lieut. Colonel Reid Kennedy, potential witnesses have been violating his orders against talking to the press. Powerless to enforce the ban, Kennedy called on the Attorney General of the U.S. last week to look into ways of prosecuting five news organizations* and certain individuals-though just what the charges might be was unclear...
...magnitude of the Depression of the 1930s. Partly because so many banks failed between 1929 and 1933, the U.S. supply of money shrank by 33%?and that compounded a worldwide economic collapse. The Federal Reserve, which took a narrow view of its responsibilities, felt itself almost powerless to reverse the tide of events. Not really understanding what should be done, it did practically nothing to offset the contraction of the money supply...