Word: support
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...electrical workers who tried to take advantage of the slowdown by scheduling appointments. Stores, bars and gas stations refused to serve them. A bus conductor told one power man: "Your lot have put me to a stack of inconvenience. Get off and walk." One of the few signs of support came from unionized workers at London's Evening Standard who walked out and halted late editions in protest against a drawing they considered objectionable. The cartoon pictured the E.T.U. worker as "Homo-electrical-sapiens Britannicus, circa 1970"−with head of "solid bone," eyes "green with envy," ears "deaf...
...determined is Israel to nail down assurances of U.S. support before entering peace negotiations with the Arabs that Washington often grows downright uneasy. As Premier Golda Meir told a Labor Party rally in Tel Aviv last week, U.S. Ambassador Walworth Barbour recently said to her: "Look here, Mrs. Meir, we've established that Israel is not a satellite of the U.S. Now I think we ought to make it clear that the U.S. is not a satellite of Israel." With a smile, Golda told the party members: "I had no choice but to agree...
...Allen has retained the overall support of Chancellor Tippo, but he admits he has made some mistakes and expects to make more. He is convinced that taking risks is the only way to change the school, and most of his faculty agree. "Dwight Allen promises more than he can deliver," sighs one professor, "but he always delivers more than you expect...
Model Cities, it should be noted, operates on a five-year schedule. After 1973 there will be no federal funds to support CDA services, and if the people want these services continued, responsibility will devolve upon City Hall. Local politicians don't want to spend that much money, and consequently they put the squeeze on Model Cities now, effectively shutting out any more successful programs from starting...
...tragedy of the situation is the bleakness of the future. By trying to rally support, and by forcing the issue, the CDA only hastens the inevitable final showdown. And when that confrontation comes, the City Solicitor and the City Manager can legally opine them right out of existence...