Word: auditorium
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...week a major earthquake devastated parts of that nation which was already in upheaval due to fighting between pro- and anti-government forces. Tonight the Center for Middle Eastern Studies is sponsoring a panel discussion on the crisis in Iran. It will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Boylston Auditorium...
...struggles to fix the crown on her successor's head. As a recorded chorus serenades, "She's a miracle, she could be Miss America. . . the one that we ado-o-o-re," the winner grips her scepter and hurtles toward the runway at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium...
...pool halls, a drive-in movie and a motel, Nixon read banners that said THANKS FOR REVENUE SHARING, NIXON IS THE ONE, and NOW MORE THAN EVER. After a night in the motel, Nixon rode to the dedication, where he sat drenched in sweat in a non-air-conditioned auditorium packed with 4,500 people in 95° heat. A stream of east Kentucky dignitaries took their bows. Then Nixon, who looked wilted and dazed in those ceremonies, rallied for a 40-minute speech notable for its force and its predictability (the U.S. needs a strong military and intelligence capability...
...imposing man with the build of a football player and the command of a general strides onstage in the high school auditorium. Immediately, the audience falls silent. He captures the students expertly, first soothing them with his soft, sensuous voice, then whipping them into a frenzy with a quickening cadence. "We can be as good in academics as in athletics," he shouts, "but we've got to believe we are somebody. Repeat after me, "I am somebody.' " Hundreds of teenagers rise to their feet, chanting, "I may be poor, but I am somebody. I may be on welfare...
...evening rally starts at 7:30 in the auditorium at the edge of town. Police and Klansmen guard the entrance. A country band is playing old standbys (All My Trials, Heartaches by the Number), and every time they play Dixie everyone stands up. Klan ladies in robes are selling hot dogs and Pepsi. Sometimes they sell KKK Tee shirts ($5) and belt buckles ($6), but tonight they simply hand out the KKK gift catalogue ("We have 400 items...