Word: protectionism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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PIRG is a consumer protection and environmental action organization which has been organized in several states during the past six years.
The Government's case will rest largely on the testimony of Jimmy ("the Weasel") Fratianno, 67, once the Mafia's No. 2 man in California and a well-traveled hit man himself. He began helping the FBI in return for protection after a falling out with his former...
Ever felt tempted on a snowy day to throw back your head and drink in some of those pure white flakes? Try to resist the impulse. After testing samples of snow from several Kansas City areas, Research Chemist David Roberts, a specialist in heavy-metal poisoning, discovered amounts of lead...
Civil libertarians, however, want to end the program. Complains John Shattuck, Washington director of the American Civil Liberties Union: "Project Match exemplifies precisely the kind of manipulation of personal data that people most fear." Adds David Linowes, chairman of the Privacy Protection Study Commission: "People shouldn't be treated as...
"This is a pacifying move by the dean's committee that simply does not provide enough protection," William P. Lewis '79, vice-chairman of the Leverett House Committee, said yesterday.