Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...stop in a black neighborhood in Atlanta, like an earlier visit to Pittsburgh's Negro Hill district, displayed again his failure to stir black enthusiasm. Asked why black Democrats should support him instead of Humphrey, McCarthy replied: "I haven't really made much of an argument that they should, except that if we pursue the war, there's not enough money to take care of poverty programs in this country." A Negro offered an explanation of why McCarthy is not more popular in ghettos: "He ain't got soul...
Blood, Sweat and Tears, an American group, played first for a slow hour. The group's sound is saved by its great banks of horns (four horns out of a massive nine men in the group) except when these horn players indulge in their bland, meaningless solos. However, when the drummer latches on to a stirring beat, as on "I Can't Quit Her," the resulting music is very creamy and striking. Al Kooper, the founding father of the group, has left but his place has been taken by a swarthy singer who sways and bends elegantly...
...Compensation. Britain's hopes for an economic turnaround were further buoyed by its new financing arrangements. Purpose of the ten-year credit package was to stanch flight from the pound by countries in the so-called "sterling area," which consists of all British dependencies and Commonwealth members (except Canada), plus such other countries as Kuwait, Jordan, Libya and Ireland. Because they hold the bulk of their reserves in pounds, most sterling-area members suffered automatic losses when the pound was devalued-and a number of them have lately been selling off large amounts of sterling out of fear that...
...Lewis Hershey, director of the Selective Service, sent out an order June 30 to all draft boards that they schedule no pre-induction physicals for September, and none except those already scheduled for August...
Then out on the steps of Memorial Hall they talked about the fact that both of them had been to all the mixers but never met anyone before except one boy that Sylvia would not even speak of, but who Murray knew because the boy was his roommate...