Word: descent
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...incident of violence attributable to the Molly McGuires where they were known to have assassinated a fellow worker or boss to gain better pay and working conditions per se. Rather, the individuals who were slain had the misfortune at the time to be of Dutch, Welsh, and/or English descent and fell prey to personal prejudices and animosities...
...Seewoosagur, 66, a suave physician of Indian descent, retorts that there is no guarantee Britain will ever get into the Common Market, or that, if it does, France will accept an influx of dark-skinned Mauritians. With the is land's 394,000 Hindus behind him, Sir Seewoosagur seems to have made his point. But the polyglot population also includes 126,000 Indian Moslems and 25,000 Chinese who do not seem overly eager for Hindu rule; there may be more than vocal dissent if Sir Seewoosagur's majority tries to carry out the party plank of independence...
...further contact with the higher party, an attempt to turn back was thwarted by the storm. After four more days, with supplies low, Wilcox and his group were in dire peril themselves until a party from the Mountaineering Club of Alaska came to their aid. After a harrowing nighttime descent, Wilcox swam four icy streams to reach the Wonder Lake ranger station, which sent a helicopter back to rescue his four companions...
...will go sharply downhill beginning at the fire station. The underpass itself will begin at a spot near Hunt Hall and will extend approximately 400 feet to about Phillips Brooks House where the cars will climb back to the surface. Traffic heading in the opposite direction will begin the descent close to Mower Hall. Before climbing back to the surface, these cars will be able to choose between heading left on Cambridge St. or right on Broadway...
Living in Detroit, mere minutes away from Windsor, Ont., I have often been guilty of considering Canada just a "sixty-cent bridge toll." Being of French-Canadian descent, I thank you for awakening in me an awareness and an appreciation of my Canadian heritage...