Word: attractions
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Hall of Fame Dinner in Hanover and he attempted to snatch up some rice pilaf from his plate. For the first time he could remember since junior high his grazing ability failed and he ended up with a snout full of red and white tablecloth. Not wishing to attract attention. Steve continued to munch away until he got to a hem he looked up. The people seated around the now bare table were staring at him. Retaining his composure after a slight telltale blush, he sliced down the seam and severed his connection with his meal, swallowed a mouthful...
...Afro-American Studies is ever going to be an area of academic enterprise similar to other such areas within the University, then it needs the resources to train graduate students who are dedicated to uncovering the rich resources of this relatively unexplored area. It also needs the ability to attract scholars to this University who are committed to the exploration and elaboration of the Afro-American experience. It needs in short, the DuBoin Institute...
Canvassing students is only one of the tasks of the Harvard-Radcliffe Students for the Re-election of the President. According to Bill Schuck 74 head of the organization, he has also led 35 Nixon-Agnew supporters in a Veteran's Day parade and attempted to attract prominent Republican speakers to Cambridge...
Parlor Pig. Green Springs' 200 residents were aghast, as were other true-blue Virginians. They foresaw that the prison would not only deface the pastoral area but also attract new housing projects for guards and motels for visitors. It was, residents often said, like "leading the pig into the parlor." Architects, historical societies and garden clubs bombarded state and federal officials with indignant letters. If the prison were built, said one, it would be "an affront to the past and an insult to the future." The area around such important houses as Boswell's Tavern, a supposed haunt...
...decisiveness to Chase, which in recent years has been elbowed out of first place in deposits and earnings in New York City by First National City Bank. While Chase has emphasized services to corporations and other banks, "Citibank" has focused on the faster-growing international and retail business. To attract deposit and loan business from individuals and medium-sized companies, Citibank has generally done a better job than Chase in mortgage banking and other areas, like helping clients to arrange leases on almost anything from the biggest jetliner to the smallest auto...