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...fact, some scientists suggest that the timing of last week's resignations may have been politically inspired. All three of the engineers are members of the Creative Initiative Foundation, a California-based organization that seeks to strengthen human relationships and instill in its members a reverence for life; C.I.F. members are described by one who dropped out as having "a fervor about changing the world for the better." Bridenbaugh admitted that he and the others might have been "sensitized" to hazards of nuclear plants during C.I.F. classes and group discussions...
...effect of the latest Moynihan flap was undoubtedly to weaken his position within the State Department and at the U.N., but to strengthen once again his personal position with the public...
...General Legislation Subcommittee will study the testimony at the hearings to determine how the Kepone disaster could have happened-and how similar events can be avoided. Virginia's Governor Mills E. Godwin Jr., the General Assembly, and the city of Hopewell are looking into legislation that will strengthen the safeguards against contamination of the environment by toxic chemicals...
...recommended support of the CIA, promising that, "in the near future, I will take actions to reform and strengthen our intelligence community...
...Part of the reason for the restructuring, according to analysts: TWA, which lost a record $81 million in the first eleven months of last year, has not found a top-notch executive from outside the company to succeed Tillinghast. Thus the board decided that the most effective way to strengthen the ailing line's leadership was to merge its best available talent in a single office...