Word: progressions
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...heated-up political atmosphere was evident at Monday night's meeting when the policemen's union came before the Council and complained about the progress of their contract negotiations with the city manager. Arthur Yetman, spokesman for the police, made an emphatic point of reminding the councillors of the November election. Afterwards, Yetman hinted that some policemen may take leaves of absence to run for political office while the union would endorse candidates. However, anti-police feeling stirred in working class areas by the Largey incident will probably dampen the union's influence this year...
Technological progress will not solve the urban crises of the future, for a majority of the cities' problems are caused by social rather than technical conditions, Nathan Glazer, professor of Education and Social Structure, said yesterday...
Kennedy's administration departed from traditional policy by creating the Alliance for Progress. The basic argument was that the longterm stability of Latin American governments would require better social conditions. The original objectives of the Alliance charter included a more equitable distribution of income, reduced unemployment, agrarian reform, guaranteed, education, health care, and housing. The Alliance was doomed to failure in these objectives from the beginning...
Nixon's policy toward Latin America is turning away from the explicit purposes of the Alliance. In his first policy speech, given on Oct. 31, 1969, he maintained that social and economic progress would henceforth depend more on the initiatives of Latin Americans. Nixon also sees the answer to Latin America's problems through economic development. Furthermore, he recommended that the ceiling on military sales be raised to $150 million for 1972, though between 1966 and 1970, sales had averaged only $38 million...
THROUGH THE MAZE of changing foreign policy, U.S. corporations emerge as the primary benefactors. The policy of aid to economic growth and price stability followed by AID and U.S. support for stable governments insure the necessary climate for the growth of American business. The failure of the Alliance for Progress demonstrates that gradual social reform is impossible. The U.S. must, therefore, rely on aid to military suppression to maintain social stability...