Word: symbolizes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...special hostility between black cops and black criminals is not hard to account for. In times past, says James Draper, a Cleveland narcotics detective, the black community respected a black policeman "because he was a symbol of someone who made it." Now, "generally, a black policeman doesn't boast about his occupation. The job is dangerous enough, and there are some elementsyou may not know them immediatelythat don't see color. The badge is enough." In Detroit last month in front of the headquarters of a group associated with the Black Panthers, one black...
...brief swearing-in ceremony, outgoing President Eduardo Frei removed from his shoulder the red, white and blue striped Banda de Bernardo O'Higgins-the symbol of presidential power. Allende, the sash draped over his own shoulder, exchanged an abrazo with Frei, who then left, according to tradition, by a rear exit. He was greeted by the most prolonged ovation of the week, evidence that he might have easily won re-election had he not been barred from succeeding himself. But the rest of the day belonged to Allende...
...Empty Symbol. Chastened by centuries of dealing with more powerful neighbors, the Poles have no intention of changing their relationship with the Soviet Union. There is no prospect of a euphoric Prague-style Springtime of Freedom that would unnerve Moscow. The Communist Party may be faulted and occasionally even ridiculed, but its paramountcy is not seriously questioned. On the private level, Poles enjoy the right of criticism, which they exercise with a relish, but they also realize that in politics boundaries do exist and that by Western standards they are rigidly confining. In spite of these limitations, a kind...
Warsaw is still dominated by the hideous 38-story Palace of Culture, Russia's gift to Poland, but its Stalinist style has become an empty symbol. Downtown Warsaw, with its shiny new glass-and-steel buildings and wide sidewalks, exudes freshness and openness. The women of the major cities are completely attuned to Western fashion; Warsaw's Moda Polska fashion house sends its designers to Paris and London showings. Despite the advent of the midi, the mini is still in vogue. Even Warsaw policewomen wear minis, serving as reminders that the Polish leg can be as well turned...
...power has become a mighty and unpredictable political force that was bound to swing many House and Senate races this week and will heavily influence the decisions of the 92nd Congress. Throughout the campaign, both parties assiduously courted the blue collar vote, and many candidates even donned that new symbol of rock-ribbed Americanism, the hard hat. Vice President Spiro Agnew appealed to the workers' fears of crime, drugs and bombings, and to their suspicion of intellectuals. After President Nixon had A.F.L.-C.I.O. President George Meany in for a cozy chat "to discuss foreign policy," Republicans made good...