Word: youthe
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After reading your article on Soviet youth, I was disturbed and yet hopeful. It is upsetting to see bright young people prohibited from learning about the world in which they live. But I believe that man's natural thirst for the truth ultimately prevails, and this faith gives me hope...
...Florida, standing in a grove of winter-ravaged oranges, Mondale conceded that Senator Edward Kennedy had refused to endorse him; at that moment, the once invincible candidate seemed an authentic underdog. Hart, meanwhile, was using the words "future" and "new" over and over again. The candidate of youth was often asked how a year had been lopped off his age in the mid-1960s. "If I had wanted to appear younger," he insisted, "I would have done it by more than a year...
...last section of the book, Loiry's 33 "Recommendations for the Future," suffers from similar problems. Many are nebulous and naive wishes, with no specific suggestions: he urges that "a new concept of children and youth must be developed,' "policy-making should focus on causes, and be based on the best research and data available," and "an interdependence between generations must be strengthened...
...recommendations, to Loiry's credit, do manage to transcend this level. He suggests possible ways to strengthen youth advocacy groups to provide a voice for children, such as reforming IRS Tax Exemption laws to enable groups to spend more time and funds on legislative activities. He lobbies for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54's proposed 2.5 billion food stamp and child nutrition program; and he urges the United States to stay in UNESCO, an international organization which provides massive food, educational, and development aid to underdeveloped countries to "assist the world's children...
Loiry is currently stumping with the Democratic candidates, trying to win commitments for youth issues. But for all his efforts, no candidates have focused on the needs of children and young adults beyound vague references to America's "future" and "sacred trust" for coming generations...