Word: worde
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...recall the statement of William F. Buckley Jr. after the last mayoralty election: "I will never seek elective office again, unless I hear directly from my Maker." Now comes word that Mr. Buckley will seek elective office again, as a member of the Yale Corporation [Oct. 27]. Good grief, does he know something that we don't know? Can it be that not only is God at Yale, but a member of the Yale Corporation...
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...defining it-and few definitions are so elusive. It consists of three distinct but interrelated emotions-love of country, pride in it, and desire to serve its best interests. The love is easily traced to man's natural affection for his particular home, language and customs. The word patriotism comes from pater, Greek for father, and means love for a fatherland. From the love flows pride: the firm belief that one's country is good and perhaps superior to all others-a pride not only in the country's objective worth but because that worth enhances...
...recommending improvements in teaching techniques, Chall calls for modification in the beginning texts now used, a re-examination of the content of reading courses, raising the educational level of teachers, better diagnostic tests, and most importantly better research into reading. No researcher, she says, can claim "the final word...
Even though one may not agree with every word in the text, I feel that it is important for all citizens who oppose the war to vote "yes" on this referendum. Maurine Neuberger Former U.S. Senator from Oregon