Word: wanting
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...want to state unequivocally that the FBI did not pay any sum of money to any person in connection with the attempted dynamiting in Meridian, Miss., in June 1968, which resulted in the fatal shooting of Mrs. Ainsworth and the arrest of Thomas A. Tarrants III. Nor does the FBI tolerate, condone, or participate in entrapment...
...major national undertaking that has Nixon's backing−development of a supersonic transport plane−is in danger of being abandoned. Former Interior Secretary Walter Hickel. pink slip in hand, goes on television to attack the Republican posture in the election: "I think the American people want hope." A national poll shows Nixon severely slipping. Even the national Christmas tree is twice derailed on its train ride from the forest, and finally topples in Washington's winds...
...people who fill the structure, however, make a great deal of difference. The conflict is as simple as the fact that the CDA staff is comprised of liberals who want to expand the scope and responsibility of city government in social welfare; while City Hall is dominated by conservatives who are afraid to extend the fiscal involvement of the city...
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...
Silber said yesterday that he "would include fund raising as a major responsibility" in his new position. "As president of Boston University, I want to help to produce finances for the educational programs I'm interested in," he said...