Word: crack
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Simpler Still. New York Governor Rockefeller's visit to South America last June-and the disorders that accompanied it-gave some governments the excuse they were looking for to crack down on the press. Shortly before the Governor's arrival, Brazil issued "recommendations" to the press that banned all stories on any visit-connected disorders in any Latin American country...
...went into one old woman's apartment that had an inch-wide crack running the width of the ceiling. I tried to tell her that with rent control, she could force the landlord to abide by the housing code. She could make him fix the crack...
...hand and took her next door to her neighbors. where of course, she had never been. In this atomistic society. you are crammed into your own room and told not to visit your neighbor. When the neighbors answered, we went inside and looked at their ceilings. The crack continued all the way across their room...
...said. "it isn't your crack, it's the landlord's crack. You didn't cause it, he did. He let your apartment deteriorate. He's only interested in taking your money...
Despite persistent rumors among undergraduates of an imminent bust, University officials say they have no indication that police are planning to crack down on drugs at Harvard. But a number of recent incidents involving drugs on campus may cause administrators to reconsider Harvard's internal policies on the use and sale of drugs...