Word: welling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, should really not have been surprised by the NRC's seeming indifference. As she must know only too well, waste disposal is one of those problems that nobody in Washington wants responsibility for. A variety of inter agency reports and meetings have addressed the problems, but most of them are gathering dust on agency shelves. Up and down the Potomac, in fact, they're trying to sidestep the problem. Reactors and laboratories are generating hazardous materials at unprecedented rates--but nobody wants to play garbage-collector...
White's three terms in office have encouraged a growing confidence in the future of the city. The mayor has attracted large sums of federal money to Boston, which is in good, financial shape. Although White's recent failure to adequately address the issue of racism does not speak well for him, his past success in leading Boston through the worst of racial times is commendable. White runs Boston like a Russian noble ruling his estate--demanding service and giving favors in return. But, as other major American cities have floundered, his machine brand of politics seems to have kept...
...Timilty drove away half of the Commission's members in the process. He has spent most of the campaign accusing White of mismanagement, neglecting to present his own coherent vision. If Boston is going to have a less-than-perfect mayor for the next four years, it might as well be the one who's proven he can run the city...
...been largely business as usual. The 40-year-old "progressive party" endorsed its slate in a well-attended summer convention. Many of the names were the same as two years ago, and the tactics are similar-city-wide mailings, printed slate cards which volunteers will hand to voters as they enter the polls, and a superb fundraising machine...
Middle class citizens as well are potential White supporters, as long as a stable municipal government continues to meet their needs. Those conservative voters, predominantly making their homes in the southwestern section of Boston, have neither the liberal's luxury of worrying about the erudite issues, nor the poor's immediate demands for assistance. They pay close attention to police protection, school quality and property values--and these have returned to normal during White's tenure...