Word: helping
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...odds with his father and siblings. The work possesses authenticity and humor; the writing is literate and well above average. The weaker portions are overshadowed by the tremendous impact of the final pages, where the boy finds a meaning for his life as he works to help victims of a German bombing-raid...
...cream. Particular objection was voiced (1) to the protagonist's "irreverent" references to a statue and to his mother's religious values; (2) to the "gutter language" and reference to various anatomical organs: and (3) to two admittedly unconsummated sexual scenes that, it was felt, "could not help but sexually arouse children and adults alike...
Sophomore Dave Silver swept to two wins in the dives last weekend against fairly good Army opponents, and Gerdon Jones and Jan Milligan of Navy are likely to be even less of a challenge to Silver who has excellent backup help from Dick Eisenberg and Tom Wallace...
Occasionally the people whom Nader is trying to help seem more resentful of his efforts than do his corporate targets. On his taxi rides through Washington, cabbies regularly berate him because they must now pay for seat belts and 28 other pieces of mandatory safety equipment. Nader sympathizes with them but argues that the automakers could reduce prices by at least $700 per car if they would do away with costly annual style changes. Even Lyndon Johnson, who signed the 1966 auto-safety bill into law, has found some Nader innovations irritating. On a drive across his Texas ranch, L.B.J...
Today's demonstration, however, may also help maintain the momentum of the peace movement after its peak last month in Washington. The fast can hardly match the November 15 march in dramatic impact, but for individual participants, this demonstration could be just as important. Hundreds of people who have never fasted before will experience a hint of the hunger which is a fact of life for South Vietnamese peasants whose fields have been destroyed by American bombs and defoliating agents. It is just possible that bringing the war home in even this small way may generate new commitment to peace...