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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Last week, in a session with business students at the University of Pennsylvania, Reuther indicated that the dispute goes much deeper criticizing the basic philosophy and direction of the labor movement. By its failure to campaign for civil rights and to press the fight against poverty, said Reuther, organized labor has demonstrated that it is not "playing the role of a creative and constructive force" and is "failing in its broad social responsibility to the community...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Labor: Rift at the Top | 12/2/1966 | See Source »

After the first day, the eleven men disappeared, presumably drafted into Viet Cong ranks, even though all were either elderly or middle aged. Then the Viet Cong began indoctrinating the women and children. In four-hour sessions held at gunpoint, they told their captives that they were "killing thousands of Americans and winning many battles," and that "the American intruders are losing the war." Every hour the indoctrinator paused and asked if anyone wanted to contribute to the session. The peasants were stubborn, recalled Ho Thi Xien, a widow who was kidnaped along with her war-orphaned grandchildren...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Mass Kidnaping | 12/2/1966 | See Source »

...anything from Fort Knox gold bricks to intercession with regulatory agencies. Unfortunately, says Gellhorn, the episodic results merely assure individual votes rather than broad reforms. Worse, most state legislators cannot even help their constituents. Thirty state legislatures meet only biennially, and newcomers fill half the seats at each session; only eleven states pay legislators more than $5,000 a year, and funds for adequate staff work are rarely provided. As a result, most citizens' complaints are simply passed on to the official concerned, who may well ignore them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Administrative Law: The People's Watchdog | 12/2/1966 | See Source »

McCarthy said that the need for campaign funds may force some politicians to make commitments which are not in the public interest. He praised the measure passed in the last session of Congress which allows the taxpayer to earmark $1 of his income tax for presidential election campaigns. "This may relieve some of the pressure of campaign financing," McCarthy said...

Author: By Gerald M. Rosberg, | Title: McCarthy Ties Public Morals To Corruption | 11/30/1966 | See Source »

When students attempted to pin Maharishi down on just how to attain this expanded consciousness, he insisted that it was impossible to describe to a group and could be explained only in a private session with an instructor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Take Up Transcendental Meditation, Indian Seer Tells Under-Achievers | 11/30/1966 | See Source »

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