Word: crossings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...like cheap bacon when they go abroad, has begun to work changes in the way that Americans are approaching their annual ceremonies of leisure. Many vacations this year are being curtailed, especially the traditional summer trips that Americans en masse have taken since the early '50s-the long cross-country excursion by car. Now, having glimpsed the mortality of the machine, many Americans are planning trips no more than a tankful of gas away from their homes...
...Popes: "Paul VI constantly reminded people of how hard it is to be a Christian in this world. John Paul, from long-suffering Poland, reminds them how wonderful it is to be a Christian in spite of all the difficulties. Paul's was the way of the Cross. John Paul looks to the Resurrection." If the Sacred College of Cardinals last October sought to bring about an era of consolidation and renewed confidence within Catholicism, they chose well in elevating Karol Wojtyla to the See of Peter...
Sages of the brotherhood were summoned from retirement to refute Bonanno's version of how the commission was set up. Reluctant to cross J.B., the tottering dons were no help. In the end, Bonanno was offered a deal: retire to Tucson in return for his life. He accepted, but in a few months was back in business with his narcotics and other rackets...
...women's cross country squads sweep in the Greater Boston Championship meets. Senior Peter Fitzsimmons and sophomore Anne Sullivan each grab second-place finishes in their divisions...
...Herd" was the word in Harvard cross country circles this fall. Senior captain Mark Meyer and senior Eddie Sheehan joined Fitzie to lead the harriers to a solid season, including a convincing victory in the Big Three meet with Princeton and Yale. Coach Bill McCurdy's harriers notched the 28th spot in the national ranks...