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...newest and most insistent declarations are from young men in their early twenties. They want a hand in running the programs. Some of the older leaders of the community refer to them as "radicals," but they dismiss the term. They are not the self-appointed spokesmen for the poor, they report. "We are the poor," says one. "Maximum feasible participation' means me, baby." They have demanded at least some power; they already have...
...they do not want one. The immediate problem is to discredit and destroy the old society. Let others worry about the details of rebuilding later. But, when pressed, many of the New Left members do state their expectations. These ideas are not systematized and come from many different spokesmen; still, something like a New Left vision of the future emerges...
...addendum, the club also denounced "recent statements by administration spokesmen implying that all dissenters are cowards or traitors." This part of the Republicans' stand was directed at remarks by General William C. Westmoreland earlier this week...
...management spokesmen responded that any increases more than five per cent would cause trouble with other railroad unions that have already settled for five per cent increases...
...railroad dispute has led to discussions of the problem of just how far the government should intervene to halt strikes. Some people, including the industry spokesmen, advocate legislation forbidding such strikes altogether, eliminating the need for emergency measures...