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Word: ferman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Examining single objects in depth can also be rewarding here. Closely investigate the Ferman (signature) of Sultan Suleiman a calligraphic masterpiece, or a large fragment of a sixteenth century map of the world that was thought to lie on the outer edges of the Atlantic...

Author: By Barth Schwartz, | Title: Art Treasures of Turkey | 12/1/1967 | See Source »

Meantime, and until the courts decide whether Powell's exclusion from the House is constitutional, Harlem remains a district without a Congressman. For months, Republican Theodore Kup-ferman, representing Manhattan's Silk Stocking district, has been fielding problems from Powell's old constituents. But now the petitions from Harlem have been reduced to a trickle (only one all summer), and Kupferman observes, "What they're doing is proving that they don't need a Congressman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New York: Adam's Vacuum | 9/29/1967 | See Source »

Also at issue was a total of $10,150 donated to Dodd by officers of the International Latex Corp. Three witnesses, including Boyd, testified that former Latex Vice President Irving Ferman hoped to promote an ambassadorship for Board Chairman A. N. Spanel through Dodd...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: An Oft-Blurred Line | 3/24/1967 | See Source »

Chice gave his wallet to Ferman, a final gesture of acceptance of going to jail. He said to Avery, "Let's go, man." They walked down to the corner (a SNCC man never jaywalks in the south) with all eyes on the street focussed on them.... It was 2:20 p.m. As Chico and Avery came close to the line, the fat trooper with the cigar and the blue helmet, Major Smelley, barked at them, "Move on." They kept going towards the line of registrants. The next thing I saw was Chico Neblett on the ground, troopers all around...

Author: By Donald E. Graham, | Title: "SNCC--The New Abolitionists" | 10/22/1964 | See Source »

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