Word: elementalism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...exaltation which such a project generates among Harvard administrators, who see the University fulfilling a noble missionary objective, is not shared by the more enlightened element of the Harvard community, which sees in the Iranian expedition the acknowledgement of the objectives of the Iranian government and at least tacit support for the continuance of a regime dedicated to manipulating the minds of its people...
...perhaps 40 million Protestant Evangelicals, both black and white, and they are the fastest growing element in American Christianity (see RELIGION). They also constitute a natural constituency for Carter, responding enthusiastically to his frequent use of words and phrases that identify him as one of them: love, brotherhood, decency, purity, compassion. His preaching of traditional moral values also appeals to many others, notably blue-collar Catholic "ethnics." Typically, a black clergyman in Philadelphia praised him as a man "with a Bible in one hand and a ballot box in the other...
...watchdog unit to keep an eye on the intelligence agencies. But the fight is not over yet. This month Church plans to carry the struggle to the floor of the Senate, where he feels the younger liberals in both parties may help him carry the day. The "crucial" element of reform, says Church, is a committee that can pass on the CIA's budget and learn about its planned covert activities in advance. Adds Minnesota's Walter Mondale, chairman of the subcommittee on domestic operations: "In the past, Congress has been able to excuse its lack of vigilance...
Wage Austerity. A tight limit on raises is a key element in the government's strategy to revive Britain's faltering industry without kicking up prices. In his first major speech since assuming office on April 5, Callaghan argued that a refusal by the unions to go along with the government's plan would mean "more unfairness, higher prices and more jobs lost." The government has been especially encouraged by the relative success of the current pay policy. When the program took effect last August, inflation was galloping ahead at an annual rate of 26%; today...
...others who are isolated from the community. For some enthusiasts, like Mrs. Patricia Schey ("Kissy Face") who monitors her "home base" 16 hours a day in Madison, Wis., it is more of a passion. Almost everyone, however, responds to what Manhattan Psychoanalyst Joel Kovel calls "CB's element of voyeurism." That aspect of the CB phenomenon has not been lost on Mitchell Brothers, the porno-film producers. They recently released an opus with the self-explanatory title C.B. Mamas...