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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Hayden said the radicalism of the '60s was the common sense of the '70s. He was wrong, but at least the public came to view his demands as negotiable. People listen to Jerry Brown when he states the Citizens Party's environmental case and makes the same attacks they do on the MX missile and huge military budgets. The public is also ready to hear many of the economic planks that make the Citizens platform more consistent than Brown's. "A guaranteed job for everyone who wants to work" is nothing more than a Humphrey-Hawkins bill that hasn...

Author: By Mark R. Anspach, | Title: Commoner Cause | 11/15/1979 | See Source »

...started FCA three years ago, officially as a branch of the Harvard Radcliffe Christian Fellowship (HRCF). FCA emphasizes open discussion more than the larger, structured HRCF, because the athletes say they need close interaction to grow as Christians. "Who wants to sit in a group of 12 people and listen to someone talk? It would be as bad as tutorial." Elaine Holpuch, who plays center on the women's basketball team, says...

Author: By Elizabeth H. Wiltshire, | Title: The Team Spirit | 11/9/1979 | See Source »

Someone who is prominent is more likely to be listened to by people." Horner says. "And I don't see that as wrong. If you don't really listen, it's hard to make an intelligent decision whether it's true...

Author: By Elizabeth H. Wiltshire, | Title: The Team Spirit | 11/9/1979 | See Source »

They're like horseplayers scratching their heads over the latest tip sheets. When touts whisper the freshest snatches of gossip in their ears, they don't really believe, but they listen anyway, unable to help themselves...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Council--Handicapping the Horses | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

...most cities, you vote and then go home and listen to the returns on the radio. Not in Cambridge, where it takes at least a week to count all the ballots and figure...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Proportional Representation -- Voting By Number | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

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