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...should have refrained. In a Washington restaurant, when a television interviewer asked for a Martin Luther King holiday report on black progress, the gravel-voiced Snyder gushed, "The black ((athletic)) talent is beautiful." Then he elaborated: "The black is a better athlete to begin with because he's been bred to be that way . . . because of his high thighs and big thighs that goes up into his back." He went on: "This goes back all the way to the Civil War, when . . . the slave owner would breed his big black to his big woman so that he could have...
...band of poorly organized and inadequately armed Fenian nationalists tried to take the local police barracks, and ended with the attackers scattered into the trees and hunted down one by one. Blood was drawn but no honor satisfied. The participants became public heroes and martyrs, but privately their failure bred resentment, which thrived on blame, which in turn sought enemies within. They were not in short supply, given the tangle of feudal alliances and tribal betrayals that confounded the ideals of nationhood. The wounds of Clonbrony festered and spread violence and discord for decades...
...Americans are not spendthrifts out of pure whimsy or decadence. Over the past several decades, U.S. consumers have been influenced by fundamental social and economic forces. To begin with, the Viet Nam era bred a mood of pessimism and cynicism that led many young people to live for today rather than save for tomorrow. Next came the inflation of the 1970s, which pushed prices up 87% in one decade. Consumers became accustomed to buying in a hurry because prices were always rising. Even as inflation has cooled off in the 1980s, the manic shopping reflex continues, notes F. Thomas Juster...
Harvard is back where it was last season. Forgetfulness has bred repeat success. Sunday at Ohiri Field, Harvard plays Adelphi in the quarter-finals of the NCAA Tournament...
...velvet-voiced airline captains say in their understated way, Texas Air is experiencing some turbulence. Acquisitiveness has bred turmoil: growing labor unrest, flagging employee spirit and complaints alleging poor service and aircraft maintenance. Wall Street analysts wonder if the company expanded too much and too fast. They question whether Lorenzo, a whiz at financing and acquisitions, has the attention span needed for the details of running a huge airline. In an industry where service is crucial, employees and top management at Eastern and Continental seem too busy warring with each other to satisfy customers' needs...