Word: prospects
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...emerge would be if the City Council chooses a liberal mayor, since one of the mayor's duties is to chair the committee. But given the fact that such a vote would give liberals a majority on the board and given the history of politics in the city, that prospect appears more than unlikely...
...city. No elected official can stand against them. If the Federal Government is to bail the city out, municipal government as we have known it in New York City must come to an end. This may not be so bad. While it is hard to wax rhapsodical over the prospect of Burns, Simon and Ford running the city's finances, at least such a troika would be insulated from the kind of political pressure that has made it impossible for any elected official in New York to produce a sane budget...
Finally, of course, the whole process has to be repeated for the school committee vote. CANDIDATES FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE BERMAN, Sara Mae +GESELL, Peter G. 23 Fayette Street 62 Hubbard Avenue BUCKLEY, Stephen D. HOLWAY, David J. 147 Prospect Street 52 Park Avenue CATAVOLO, George +KOOCHER, Glenn S. 202 Elm Street 114 Trowbridge Street CENTANNI, Ralph T. +MAYNARD, Joseph E. 60 Sixth Street 214 Harvard Street ELLIS, Priscilla +PIERCE, Charles M. 24 Francis Avenue 85 Chilton Street FANTINI, Donald A. RAVANIS, Theodore D. 15 Day Street 35 Lopez Street +FITZGERALD, James SHUMAN, Charles H., Jr. 137 Otis Street 124 Webster...
...vital to the security of Japan, the economically most powerful nation in Asia. If Korea should go Communist, or be swept by war, Tokyo might well be forced to rearm in a massive way, probably with atomic weapons. Many Japanese officials are as afraid as Kissinger is of the prospect of a remilitarized Japan. They have urged him to make direct approaches to North Korea, if necessary, to guarantee peace on the peninsula...
While historic documents continue to be found occasionally in attics or old trunks, the supply of valuable autographs is drying up. In the age of the telephone, few people write personal letters. Even great men have their papers typed and signed by autopen. This is a distressing prospect for historians as well as dealers. The time may come when autograph collectors are reduced to bidding on presidential tapes, expletives deleted...