Word: dangerously
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...carpenter's strike next May, Gardiner said. If the strike seems imminent he said, construction would have to begin by April 1 to meet the September 1969 deadline for the opening of Mather House. However, Gardiner said that construction might be put off until June if there was no danger of a strike...
...Milgram had subjects shock a "student" (actually a member of the experimental team) when the "student" erred in a prescribed task. Although the "student" never actually received a shock, the subjects were asked to administer the punishment in increasing voltages. The voltages were labeled "slight shock," "very strong shock," "danger: severe shock," and so on, ending with the label "XXX". A high proportion of the subjects actually worked up to administering an "XXX" shock, even though they heard the "student" screaming...
...contained other titles-two antiriot clauses and language safeguarding the constitutional rights of American Indians-but its crucial provision was for open housing, which will eventually help turn the lock to release Negroes from their imprisoning urban ghettos. Like other recent civil rights bills, the 1968 act carries the danger of promising too much and delivering too little, and reaction among Negro leaders was mixed. CORE's associate director Roy Innis sneered: "This is a hoax on the black people." Replied the N.A.A.C.P.'s Clarence Mitchell, who lobbied for the bill: "Anyone making such statements either...
...motorcycle continued, but 45 minutes later Dauphine appeared at the Boston City Hospital where he was immediately put on the danger list. He denies having been shot by the officer...
...bomb?" one said. The other nodded. Within seconds, two fire trucks had begun heaving water. One of them hoisted a ladder with a hose attached over the flames and water poured down on them like a waterfall. Firemen moved to the three-story tenement next door; it was in danger of going up next. They carried out three children and helped five or six adults to safety. Everyone stood on the sidewalk and watched the fire, which was bright orange and hot because it was a paint store...