Word: block
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...proposed plant will be constructed 80 per cent underground, and will be as large as a city block...
...evening concert in the gymnasium of the prison's medium-security cell-block unit was a soothing antidote for Soledad's pervasive atmosphere of violence and tension. One section of the prison unit was still locked up after the near-fatal stabbing of a white inmate on Christmas Day. Several days before the concert, 18 men were confined to the maximum-control unit of the penitentiary for insubordination. When Crouch arrived at Soledad with his multiracial band (four whites, five blacks), the chaplain cautioned them uneasily: "In the event of any disturbance, obey the instructions of the custodial...
...York. "But Hungary is in the same position it was in 30 years ago-the Russians are still there." Echoing this theme, Kansas Republican Senator Robert Dole has charged that Carter is engaged in a needless "knee-jerk" human rights effort. Dole sued in federal court to block Carter's move until the Senate approved, but last week a judge in Kansas City. Kansas turned him down...
...large these are very poor people," Trillo says. "While you and I might think otherwise, to them Washington Elms is a mansion. A warm home, running water, a separate bedroom for the kids--you can't beat it." The trouble comes when housing authority regulations seem to block Hispanics at the door. Recently, Trillo went down his list past 80 minority families, mostly Hispanic, before reaching a white family whose preferential entry was required by Washington Elm's replacement rule designed to promote racial balance. Another problem arises when Hispanics who would prefer to stay near Columbia Street are assigned...
...completed by the end of the year, the center will extend from Brattle Street to Church Street, encompassing the area now occupied by F.W. Woolworth's the Zum Zum Restaurant, the Chez Dreyfus Restaurant and a warehouse in the middle of the block...