Word: crowning
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Ireland an African island and its natives black, no one would doubt that Ulster's troubles show the classical symptoms of a colonial struggle." That is true enough. Since the 17th century's Scottish and English Protestant settlers came to Ulster under the protection of the British Crown, the native Catholic minority has been relegated to permanently inferior status. Yet the conflict has a strong tribal aspect, with religion serving as the identifying element, even though groups such as the I.R.A. are now more likely to quote Marx than Jesus. Protestants like the demagogue Ian Paisley have kept...
...curious lines about snow in the Seychelles were written by the former crown colony's new President, James R. Mancham, 36. A handsome, black-bearded lawyer who revels in his reputation as a playboy, Mancham is also a shrewd politician. He helped negotiate a $20 million loan from Britain. which also granted the new micro-nation title to Aldabra, a world-renowned tropical bird sanctuary, and to two other islands. The Seychelles are halfway between Africa and Asia, and Mancham is adamant about keeping the Indian Ocean "a peaceful lake." He has assured United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim...
...George III but Parliament who attempted to tax America. The most that can be alleged against the King is that he stood by Parliament in their quarrel with the American people. The Americans demanded independence of Parliament, not separation from the Crown. They were ready to acknowledge George III as their King provided they were allowed to govern themselves. -"1776, the British Story of the American Revolution...
Today Hall's $350 million Crown Center is almost complete, in effect a small downtown in itself, with offices, shops and a strikingly handsome 20-story hotel (architect: Chicago's Harry Weese). Financially, the shops have not yet drawn a crowd of customers, but aesthetically Crown Center is a smash hit. Its existence is one reason Kansas City was chosen as the site for next month's Republican Convention...
...splenetic satire could not possibly have been written by a woman-particularly a woman of Mrs. Warren's station. Mercy Warren, however, has reason to be angry. Her brother, James Otis, once among the most brilliant lawyers arguing the patriotic cause, was hit on the head by a Crown officer and has never fully recovered his sanity...