Word: democratically
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...does so often with parents these days, to marijuana. "1 don't know whether my children have tried it or not," New York City's Mayor John Lindsay told his guest, "but I shouldn't be the least surprised if they have." His listener was Democrat Howard Samuels, who plans to challenge Nelson Rockefeller for the governorship of New York this year. And Samuels had good reason to listen, for his son, Howard Jr., 17, was recently charged with possession of hashish. As for the mayor, he does not advocate legalized pot, but fatherly figures that there...
...also a political master stroke that cut through dozens of Democrat-sponsored environmental bills already proposed or on the books. In effect, the President said that no one is yet certain how to cure all pollution, but that his Administration will now seek the best available answers. Wherever conflicting interests arise-for example, between agricultural pollution and productivity-Nixon called for thorough study by the Council on Environmental Quality. His Democratic critics felt co-opted, to say the least. As one Senate staff expert put it: "We recognize a lot of the proposals as our own. But there...
...photographic view of Honolulu's memorial to the battleship Arizona, marred by junked automobiles on property incorrectly identified as leased to Fasi. The candidate seethed. He seethed again when the paper enjoined its readers to "Wake Up Hawaii-Vote Republican" beneath a full-page advertisement for Democrat Fasi...
...Hundreds of opponents to the Vietnam War will meet this coming Saturday in a Third District Citizens Caucus to choose a Democrat strong enough in the September primary to oust Philip J. Philbin (D-Mass.) from the Congressional seat he has held for 26 years. Philbin, whose District stretches from Fitchburg to Newton, is the second-ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee and many people consider the 71-year-old Congressman a hawk on Vietnam and an all-around conservative. Any resident of the Third District, including college students under 21, will be eligible to vote...
Stevens, who would have to change his registration from Independent to Democrat in order to oppose Philbin in the September primary, is shied away from not only because he is not a Democrat, but also because he refused to endorse any Presidential candidate when he ran in 1968. Although Stevens had built up an impressive political machine, he has been assistant to the governor of Puerto Rico for the past year and returned to the District only two weeks...