Word: elder
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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With a weakened ethics commission, the state's only true watchdog remains a nongovernmental one, the press. Extensive press coverage by the media has thus far led to the resignation of three King appointees, Elder Affairs Sec. Stephen G. Guptill, Insurance commissioner Stephen F. Clifford and, most recently, MDC Associate Commissioner Thomas Da Silva. A fourth King appointee, MDC Commissioner Thomas Haggerty, took a paid "leave of absence...
...spent years fighting illnesses, poverty, and severe depression. The '70s found him back on the scene, leading some exciting bands and experiencing unprecedented popularity; his Three or Four Shades of Blues (1977) sold over 50,000 records. But Charles Mingus had seen too much to become the grinning elder statesman of post-war jazz--he was far too scarred and too bitter to become America's darling in the manner of a Louis Armstrong...
...outgoing president who is busy writing her thesis, Stanton played elder statesman in the squabble. "We were a small, very involved group a few years ago," she said. "Now we are a large group of less involved people, which can lead to conflicts among the few who are very active." In the absence of the political direction provided by a national race, Artson says he will try to create special committees to stir up interest in Democratic causes around the University...
Estranged parents and children al ways reunite around an elder's death bed; newborn babies are always held up to a starry sky in emulation of Kunta Kinte's original African ritual. The sto ry's backbone and much of its meaning can be found in the loving relationships of Haley's grandparents (Stan Shaw and Bever-Leigh Banfield) and parents (Do rian Harewood and Irene Cara). Since these ancestors, unlike those of Roots 1, were never slaves, Roots 11 is able to dramatize normal black middle-class life - at home, work, college...
...Crimson was running its fast-break offense when Purdy sent George in on a partial breakaway. Tredway attempted to trip the elder Hughes, but George cut quickly to his left, moved Hayward way out of position, and deposited a tough angle shot to the right corner...