Word: afforded
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...movement had armed itself with a 25-point, revised National Plan of Action, mainly based on proposals drafted by the commission. By convincing majorities the delegates called for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment; free choice on abortion, along with federal and state funds for those who cannot afford it; a national health insurance plan with special provisions for women; extension of Social Security benefits to housewives; elimination of job, housing and credit discrimination against lesbians, and their right to have custody of their children; an expansion of bilingual education for minority women; a federal campaign to educate women...
...keep from losing more ground on the issue of abortion. The U.S. Supreme Court in 1973 gave women the right to have an abortion for any reason during the first three months of pregnancy, and later both federal and state Medicaid funds were provided for those who could not afford to pay for it. Since then, little has gone well for the supporters of abortion...
Universities fear that they stand to pay the biggest price to accommodate the handicapped. They argue that with overhead up, endowments down and public money increasingly hard to come by, they can least afford the added costs. Duke University Business Manager James Henderson complains that federal guidelines are as vague as they are numerous: "Who can figure out what 'reasonable accommodations' and 'undue hardships' mean? We are at our wits' end in deciding what to do." Duke estimates it would cost $1 million to make every building on its hilly campus accessible. Says Frederick Ford...
Next, just when the Crimson could least afford it, came disappointment number two. Iim Corcoran (158 lbs.) is having trouble with his defense. "He left it in Cambridge," Lee explained. "The guy from Springfield was getting takedowns from out of left field." The final takedown, at the buzzer, left Corcoran a 7-6 loser...
...fluoridation will affect more than 2 million people and will be particularly beneficial to those families who cannot afford dental care, Dr. Robin M. Lawrence, regional consultant for dentistry for the United States Public Health Service for New England, says...