Word: rosee
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...West, Coalition forces are following the well-established lead of California. The California Democratic Council (CDC), formed in the wake of the McCarthy-like Stevenson movement, rose over the past sixteen years to become the major grassroots political organization in a state with a long tradition of weak party organizations. Organized town by town into councils, the CDC has had an important influence on the party candidates and platform. In western states like Arizone, Washington, and Nebraska who have had similar traditions of relatively weak party machines, the CDC is being avidly copied...
...conspiring with such black radicals as Rap Brown and suggested that they had abdicated their leadership. "I publicly repudiate all white racists," he said. "I call upon you to publicly repudiate all black racists. This, so far, you have not been willing to do." Seventy of the Negroes angrily rose and walked out. State Senator Verda Welcome, who had praised Agnew as "a wonderful, honest statesman" after the antimiscegenation law was repealed, now snapped: "He is a wolf in sheep's clothing...
...ROSE SWIDERSKI...
...appeal for change came first from Wisconsin Democrat Gaylord Nelson, who rose to denounce the national conventions as "antiquated and undemocratic." He proposed the formation of a 30-man bipartisan commission, including Congressmen, candidates' representatives and presidential appointees, to hammer out a reform program to be presented next August. The reforms could take any of several shapes, suggested Nelson: a national presidential primary, a streamlined convention system, or a combination of both...
...July, a level more than 13% above that of July 1967. Despite such fixed-cost programs as Medicare, medical expenses were up 9% over July 1967, for the simple reason that doctors, dentists and hospitals are all charging more. Even though overall retail food prices rose only a smidgen, grocery-store prices were up a full 3% over the same month last year. Finally, July's traditional clothing sales brought prices down less than usual. The U.S. family budget this summer was obviously undergoing strains...