Word: reform
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...terms." Every Saturday, Illinois Governor Daniel Walker has made walking tours of towns in his state, shaking hands and talking with people. He explains: "People want their executives out where they can see them and talk to them." Other Governors hope that the Watergate climate will facilitate passage of reform legislation, such as a political ethics bill being pushed by Missouri Governor Christopher ("Kit") Bond that would permit closer public scrutiny of lobbying and campaign financing...
...like this: Chile, a prosperous nation with a long tradition of stable democracy, moved into the vanguard of Latin American progress in the late 1960s under the enlightened leadership of President Eduardo Frei. The popular Frei, who led the Christian Democratic Party, guided Chile well along the road to reform when the Chilean Constitution unfortunately intervened...
...through Sunday. Anderson is an old timer already (aren't we all), but the passing years haven't done any damage to his fine guitar playing, his mellow voice or his sweet folkish ballads. Anderson developed his talents and made his name when folk musicians still dreamed of social reform; his work is a pleasant reminder of those more optimistic times, particularly because his lyric is insightful, witty and packed with bite and punch. Shows are at 8:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. admission...
...other University issues, the new dean said he had urged President Bok to name a University-wide committee to deal with calendar reform. Rosovsky said he thought MIT as well as other Harvard faculties should be involved in the calendar discussions, possibley leading to a more compatible semester arrangement...
...collects information on private foundations from the Internal Revenue Service. (Foundations are required under a 1969 tax reform law to make public all financial data.) It costs the Clearinghouse $2,200 a year to get the IRS data...