Word: closers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...their persuasiveness and intelligence these arguments have fallen on deaf ears. Until now, the State Department has shown no sympathy or wish for "dialogue" with the PC. In fact, their actions display an attitude closer to contempt. This past fall, for instance, several prominent members of the PC were denied entry into the U.S. under an archaic, seldom-used anti-Communist statute. This minor act of hostility was followed by an even stiffer slap in the face as neo-Fascist Giorgio Almirante, who is among the most reactionary politicians in Italy, paraded around Capitol Hill talking with Congressional leaders. Incidentally...
...surface, Glazer and Sowell seem to provide a much tougher challenge to affirmative action than the ax-to-grind arguments of the early 70's. But a closer look at their statistics, show that they are relatively hollow. For instance, if we are to believe Glazer's contention that the laissez-faire policy in practice was already benefitting all but a few educated blacks and women, then how do we explain that as late as 1968 in a supposedly liberal institution such as Harvard, there was not a single tenured black or woman professor on the Faculty of Arts...
...Engineers never got any closer. Jim Corcoran (158 lbs.) toyed with his out-matched opponent for an 18-3 superior decision. Then blind freshman Ed Bordley shaded his foe, 9-8, by taking the riding time point to break an 8-8 deadlock...
Mylonaf said everyone on the Adams team was going to pick up a medical clearance. "The men figure the refs will check a little closer now," she said...
...Harvard Classics meanwhile are generally even closer to the big time. They scored their most recent coup by being picked by the New Hampshire Men's All Star Team, which includes two former NBA players, to play a preliminary game to a Celtic contest in the Boston Garden on March...