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...grass roots. Teams of youths, for example, canvassed the streets to induce people to turn in their weapons; they succeeded in collecting more than half of those that had been seized. Community leaders, meanwhile, met with government officials and army commanders to try to negotiate a truce. Spokesmen for the townspeople lodged a series of specific demands: that the government keep its troops outside Kwangju until order is restored, that it compensate families of the dead and wounded and that it refrain from retaliating against the rioters. Initial negotiations did not produce a settlement, but at least the city...
...constructs a middle ground where the American public and big businesses share blame for the world resource crisis. As a member of the Institute of Policy Studies, he demonstrates the ability of an outsider from the federal government to present a more cogent and cohesive view of problems than spokesmen for Washington, who have kept the public in a muddle. His overview may be more pessimistic than most offered to the American public, but the weight of his examination of public policy should serve as a signal to the White House that Americans want, and are capable of developing...
...Unification Church and Divine Light Mission also have local ashrams. Scientology operates a mission and consults for a school in Cambridge. Transcendental Meditation has a large house on Concord Ave. where they teach classes and promote Maharishi International University, "fully accredited education for the Age of Enlightenment." (TM spokesmen asked not to be included in an article on spiritual, religious or healing groups because "we are a science of consciousness, unlike the others.") A quick scan of the phone book also turns up such groups as Eckankar, the I AM Sanctuary, the Integral Yoga Institute and the Church of Cosmic...
...apparent contradictions arise only if you accept Government spokesmen as being 100% factual. Surely you don't buy the HEW line that it only takes the Federal Government 12? to deliver $1 to the needy...
...Spokesmen for the three local agencies said yesterday their activities provide emergency relief for the underprivileged in the form of free meals, clothing and temporary housing...