Word: cottone
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...used to tie it, but elastic is best, as it is not permeated by the dye and can be easily snipped free. The fabric is then immersed in the simmering (not boiling) dye solution and kept there for a length of time that varies with the material; cotton, for instance, soaks up the dye slowly, while silk takes it quickly. Next, the fabric is rinsed in cold water. The process can be repeated as many as five times, using a different color for each dyeing. Shadings of color can be achieved by boiling in a color remover or stretching...
SQUATTING tiredly on the banks of the river from which it takes its name, Yazoo City is an arche typical Mississippi community. Dependent on the cotton crop, it is, like the rest of the state, a land of hill and Delta where traditions are respected and segregation is not just an institution but a way of life. In one important way, however, Yazoo City differs greatly from other communities in this bastion of the Old Confederacy: it has not only accept ed the inevitable and desegregated its schools, but has actually gone out of its way to make integration work...
...long pass on a fourth-down-and-three situation. Quarterback James ("Slick") Street lofted a beautiful 44-yd. completion to End Randy Peschel, and Texas scored moments later to take the lead. Then Defensive Back Tom Campbell picked off a Razorback pass to give Texas the game, a Cotton Bowl bid and the national championship...
...goal and a probable tie, Coach Royal ordered a run: Halfback Ted Koy barely picked up the necessary yardage. Three plays later the Longhorns found themselves in precisely the same situation at the Notre Dame ten. This time Street rolled to his left and pitched a wobbly pass to Cotton Speyrer, who made a desperate diving catch...
...zone for a touchdown with 68 sec. remaining. After the kickoff, Theismann threw two quick passes to take the Irish to the Texas 38. His next toss, though, stuck to the Arkansas script: it was intercepted on the Longhorn 14 by none other than Campbell. Texas had won the Cotton Bowl and its 500th game. Afterward, Royal admitted: "I thought fleetingly about a field goal. But if a champion is going to go out, he ought to be carried out feet first...