Word: closedness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Having just given the hook to 20 White House limousines, Carter broke further ground by eating lunch with staffers in the White House mess (the President's order: a cheeseburger and iced tea). At his second Cabinet meeting, he was pleased to find his lieutenants following his lead: the...
Harvard closed the gap, 23-18, as star center Joe Beaulieu hovered over the basket during a twisting drive to drop the ball through. The Crimson isolated Beaulieu one-on-one against the Bulldog guarding him and Beaulieu had space clearance as he consistenly soared to the hoop unscathed.
Other campuses around Boston closed down for a day or two--MIT, Tufts, Wellesley, and Boston College, to name a few. But Harvard braved the elements and stayed open. "To my knowledge, Harvard has never closed because of flooding--at least not in the twentieth century," said Archie C. Epps...
Late Saturday afternoon President Carter called an emergency Cabinet meeting. The goal: to help organize federal aid for the hardest-hit regions. He instructed the Cabinet officers to take the initiative by going to the individual states and asking "What can we do to help you?" Among the moves under...
A California restaurant owner complained of a 40% drop in business. At a Harlem tavern in New York City, patrons insisted that the jukebox be turned off while they discussed the TV program they had just watched; in Los Angeles, the owner of one discotheque closed down operations altogether. The...