Word: schaffer
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...recognition of its large Hispanic population, Bade County, Fla., officially became bilingual, with Spanish as the second language. Voters this week passed a law that would make it illegal to spend county funds for the use of any language other than English, effectively nullifying the 1973 resolution. Emmy Schaffer, a survivor of a World War II German concentration camp, spearheaded the initiative by organizing a band of housewives with the slogan: "In America, English first." The movement gained momentum among whites after the summer's Miami riots and huge influx of Cuban refugees. Stung by the backlash, one Hispanic...