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...precedents spread with the speed of earthquake tremors. The validating of the Nonintercourse Act cracked open a floodgate that had bottled up dozens of similar Indian land suits. Last month, descendants of the 90 Wampanoag Indians who provided five deer for the first Thanksgiving feast in Plymouth contested the ownership of the entire town of Mashpee, Mass., a total of 16,000 acres of developed and undeveloped land. Within days, real estate sales stopped, building came to a halt, and supermarket sales plummeted as buyers wondered whether the courts would allow them to keep items purchased within city limits. Officials...

Author: By Roger M. Klein, | Title: A Strong Suit | 1/6/1977 | See Source »

...imperial MISTER Pipes, the scraps of the feast...

Author: By Greg Lawless, | Title: A Christmas Chimera | 12/19/1976 | See Source »

...Connecticut. At one point after she was widowed, her mother ran a combination restaurant and catering service with the help of Flicka and her brother. Flicka now easily throws together an impromptu meal for dozens of friends, but winces when she remembers a predawn preparation for a wedding feast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Von Stade: Forget the Magic | 12/13/1976 | See Source »

...next few weeks are a banner time for would-be participants, with auditions going on everywhere at once. On the other hand, if strutting about the stage is not your raison d'etre, then you'll just have to nurse your appetite while you wait for the feast to begin...

Author: By Julia M. Klein, | Title: Stage | 9/30/1976 | See Source »

second course. Chief nourisher in life's feast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forum, Sep. 20, 1976 | 9/20/1976 | See Source »

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