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...American voters' choice on November 2 is not limited to Ford and Carter. Former Sen. Eugene McCarthy (D.-Minn.) is seeking support for a third party candidacy that could weaken the Democrat's showing enough to throw the election to Ford. It is a challenge to sanction this indulgent candidacy in an elction in which the American people face clear alternatives. While well-heeled liberals may be able to afford the cost of purist voting, they should consider the consequences of their action for the men and women who have spent the last eight years battling to protect their meager...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Choice is Clear | 10/28/1976 | See Source »

Throughout the country, as Mao became ever more feeble and close to death, the authority of his government seemed to weaken. As early as the end of 1974, an extraordinary 77-page wall poster put up in Canton set forth a comprehensive indictment of the way China was being run at that time. Written by a group of young intellectuals who used the pseudonym Li I-che, the wall poster condemned China as a place where "no one is allowed to think, no one is allowed to do research, and no one is allowed to ask a single...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: GREAT PURGE IN THE FORBIDDEN CITY | 10/25/1976 | See Source »

Since admitting women would weaken the D.U.'s bargaining position, it seems unlikely that the trustees will approve...

Author: By Nicole Seligman, | Title: Equal Rights At the D.U. Club | 10/23/1976 | See Source »

Industry opponents to a flat-rate system charge that higher electricity rates for large businesses would weaken the already depressed Massachusetts economy and eliminate thousands of jobs...

Author: By Susan Cooke, | Title: Fair Share Speaker Urges Support for Flat Rates | 10/12/1976 | See Source »

...dinner table of their white brick home in Chevy Chase, Md., Charles Mathias and his wife Ann were talking about an unhappy afternoon that he had just spent in the Senate. The President had moved to weaken the food stamp program, which Mathias strongly supported. His wife, who is not easily rattled, closed her fist on the table and said: "How much longer can we go on like this? Wouldn't it be better if we changed parties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: LIVING WITH THE SCARLET LETTER | 8/23/1976 | See Source »

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