Word: bannered
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...bond. She returned an hour later as a "visitor," her arms laden with hamburgers and coffee, her steps somewhat wavering from her fast and her eyes shining. Tucked among her gifts to us was the latest issue of TIME, with the painting of Rev. King under the banner: Man of the Year...
Parliament removed witchcraft from the list of criminal offenses in 1736. Since then, the black arts have been the property of tiny demonic cults. But 1963, for no clear reason, has been a banner year for sorcerers. In March the pro-Labor New Statesman concluded that "black magic seems to be strongest in southern England and, New Statesman readers will hear with relief, in Conservative constituencies." Last month, a Conservative M.P., Commander John Kerans, asked the government for new laws against the spread of witchcraft, arguing that "a good deal of it is a cover for sexual orgies and other...
...where it won' hurt thim an' they won't spoil it. He's a kind iv society f r th' previntion iv croolty to money." Mr. Dooley deplored the jingoism of the Spanish-American War: "Whin we plant what Hogan calls th' starry banner iv freedom in th' Philippines an' give th' sacred blessin' of liberty to th' poor, downtrodden people iv thim unfortunate aisles-dam thim-we'll larn thim a lesson. We can't give ye anny votes because we haven't more thin...
Slowly the banner of Africa's 35th new state unfurled to wild cries of "Uhuru!" and the explosion of fireworks. Minutes later, word reached the stadium that a team of climbers had reached the summit of Mount Kenya, planted the new flag and lit flares that illuminated the sacred mountain "like a fireball...
Call to Revolt. Lechin hurried home from Rome to fight. In radio broadcasts to the tin miners, he accused Paz of selling out to the "imperialists." At a labor rally, under a banner proclaiming THE WORKING CLASS AGAINST THAT CALAMITY CALLED THE ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS, Lechin announced his own presidential candidacy...