Word: emporia
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Martin wanted his sons to go into the ministry, an ambition that Arthur later fulfilled. But Paul's dreams were shaped by reading the autobiography of William Allen White, the publisher of the Emporia (Kans.) Gazette. "In grade school," Arthur says, "Paul began talking about owning a weekly newspaper and going into politics." To this day, Simon remains a devout Lutheran layman...
Attempting to make room for spring and summer items, department stores and clothing emporia have drastically reduced their winter-item prices, creating a bonanza for bargain hunters looking to add that one last item to their winter stock...
...residents of what must be the only major university campus in the country without either of these great American fast food emporia, we had no vested interest in seeing the Domino's and McDonald's hired hands battle it out for the title...
...pretty blond hair, innocent blue eyes, and at the age of four is only the size of a two-year-old toddler. But for nearly a year, this child, who is mentally retarded and physically disabled, has been the subject of suspicion and fear in her home town of Emporia, Kans. When the child's mother tried to enroll her in a public school program for handicapped children, permission was denied. Last month, when she was finally admitted, several parents kept their children at home, and a number of teachers insisted on wearing surgical gloves. The reason...
...sores around the mouth and on the genitals. But in infants less than five weeks old, who lack the protection of a fully developed immune system, the infection can be disastrous, causing blindness, mental retardation, a range of neurological disorders and even death. The severe handicaps that afflict the Emporia and Sacramento children are typical results of herpes infection in the newborn. Their classmates, however, are safe from physical or mental damage because they have mature immune systems that are able to ward off infection...