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...told the School Committee in Denver that even though it had never officially enacted any Jim Crow laws, blacks, whites and hispanics had drifted unacceptably to separate school districts anyway, and that, as they say in the courts, mandated redress. Garrity documented a similar situation in Boston, where, to boot, an in-state Racial Imbalance Act had ordered the city to clean up its act as far back as 1965. The School Committee had disobeyed that act. Garrity, in June 1973, said, briefly, obey...

Author: By Mark T. Whitaker, | Title: Not quite the same old song | 9/24/1976 | See Source »

...told the School Committee in Denver that even though it had never officially enacted any Jim Crow laws, blacks, whites and hispanics had drifted unacceptably to separate school districts anyway, and that, as they say in the courts, mandated redress. Garrity documented a similar situation in Boston, where, to boot, an in-state Racial Imbalance Act had ordered the city to clean up its act as far back as 1965. The School Committee had disobeyed that act. Garrity, in June 1973, said, briefly, obey...

Author: By Mark T. Whitaker, | Title: Not quite the same old song | 9/20/1976 | See Source »

...Lynch's boot, which came with just 14 seconds left in the half, gave the Crimson a 17-3 lead...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: HARVARD TOPS COLUMBIA, 34-10 | 9/18/1976 | See Source »

During the second hour, smaller groups of students are drilled in the same lesson by apprentice teachers (juniors or seniors). With about as many routines as Henny Youngman-and his speed to boot-the apprentice whizzes around the class getting students to repeat what they have learned. The pace demands that each student make 65 responses an hour. Drills include imaginary telephone conversations, mock press conferences with "visiting dignitaries" and a wide variety of word games. The apprentice teacher, in effect, acts as a living language lab, snapping his fingers at each student for responses. Rassias' instructions: "Never...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Dynamiting Language | 8/16/1976 | See Source »

Next Thursday moving in to Nickerson Field at Boston University are Grover Washington Jr., George Benson and Larry Coryell. Benson and Coryell will provide lots of good guitar music. Washington is a pretty good saxophone player to boot...

Author: By Jim Cramer, | Title: Jazz | 8/13/1976 | See Source »

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