Word: supporter
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...lively sense of politics. But it does not quite make the first rank of cities today, if only because Milan-cold but confident-controls too much of Italy's wealth and industrial power. The U.S., which is rich in both money and people, ought to be able to support two great cities, perhaps one on either coast, but it does not. A half-century ago, San Francisco looked as if it might become the great city of the West. Instead, it has remained a charming, eccentric and physically beguiling minor metropolis. Los Angeles, in the unlikely event that...
...other danger is to the public schools. The fear is that, as white parents continue withdrawing their children to private schools, they will become increasingly reluctant to vote bond issues and taxes for the South's public schools, which already receive less support than the schools of any other region. One ironic result: poor whites who cannot afford private schools may get a worse education...
Imperious Ways. Most A.C.C.C. members still profess a fundamentalism that might best be characterized as responsible extremism. But many who agree with Mclntire theologically have become increasingly edgy about his political pronouncements, especially his support of civil rights opponents like Georgia Governor Lester Maddox. Nor do Mclntire's internal political methods endear him to colleagues. A.C.C.C. General Secretary John Millheim notes that his motto seems to be "Let us reason together and do it my way." As for the I.C.C.C., Mclntire's political attitudes and imperious ways have proved so embarrassing to missions that an estimated...
...unprecedented move, President Nixon this afternoon visited the House of Representatives and the Senate to thank Congressmen for their support of his efforts...
Speaking informally in the Winthrop House Junior Common Room, Calkins opposed what he sees as Nixon's plan for Vietnam-indefinite U.S. military support for any government chosen by free elections in Vietnam...