Word: shifting
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...fact is that Lyndon Johnson has made a greater effort than any of his recent predecessors to shift more responsibility to the states and cities. He concedes that much of his domestic legislation has turned into a programmatic and bureaucratic nightmare that we frankly must face up to. Johnson has diffused certain federal powers to a wider extent than is generally recognized in the poverty war, with its 1,000-odd community-action programs; in the landmark Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which encourages innovation by individual schools; in the air-and water-pollution-control acts, with their call...
...Hawks reaches full maturity, his films increasingly synthesize all the elements of his previous work. El Dorado begins as epic tragedy, yet drifts unerringly into an intense and personal comedy where physical infirmity must be overcome in order to justify friendship and retain an all-important self-respect. The shift in El Dorado's tone is ironically matched by Hawks' stylization: the potential tragedy is played almost entirely in bright daylight, and as the mood of the film lightens, El Dorado moves into a rich and sombre darkness, pointing up the seriousness of Hawks' vision and the importance...
Significant Shift. The timing of these talks was auspicious, because it coincided with a significant shift of emphasis by the U.S. in possible means for negotiating an end to the war. Johnson has often called for direct negotiations between the U.S. and North Viet...
...Deputy Defense Minister Allen Fair-hall, 58, External Affairs Minister Paul Hasluck, 62, Labor and National Service Minister Leslie H. Bury, 54, and Education Minister John G. Gorton, 56. In the end, it was a tribute to Australia-and to Holt-that overall government policy itself will probably shift little, either under McEwen or his Lib eral successor. Above all, McEwen promised last week that he would stand behind Holt's commitment to Viet...
Behind the statistics is an obvious shift in U.S. population. Poor nonwhites have been migrating to the cities. Middle-class whites have moved to the suburbs, leaving behind degenerating medical facilities in deteriorating communities. Under such conditions, families tend to disintegrate and unwanted children get ignored and neglected. The result has been a decline in prenatal and postnatal care in areas where it is needed most...