Word: forwardly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...squadron of police motorcycles whizzed around the corner, their blue lights blinking. Instamatics were pushed forward. The people pressed against the ropes. Then came an unmarked security car, obviously packed with Secret Service agents. Then ... nothing. The Instamatics were lowered...
...against the Pope and him in the election. In New York City one day he was riding down Fifth Avenue in a limousine, chatting amiably about the political struggle. As the limousine rolled past St. Patrick's Cathedral, Kennedy was suddenly seized by the inner imp. He leaned forward and with a grin saluted the cathedral's spires. Just as suddenly he realized his peril and barked: "That's off the record." J.F.K. allowed Cardinal Cushing to come down from Boston to give a prayer at his Inaugural. With Kennedy's victory certified, if only...
...made of broadening the scope of the struggle." It was a euphemistic but clear reference to the imprisonment of more than 100,000 of Mao's opponents who were not released until after his death in 1976. Ye had a similar complaint about the 1958-60 Great Leap Forward that left China's economy in a shambles. Said Ye: "We made the mistake of making arbitrary decisions, being boastful and stirring up a 'Communist storm.' " Seated on the dais behind Ye were many officials who had fallen afoul of the Cultural Revolution. Chief among them...
...disgruntled citizens marched to Peking's city hall to protest against the police who had dismantled an outdoor exhibit of unofficial art. Said one of the banners carried aloft on Qian Men Street: "If you want political democracy, you must have democracy for art." Officials benignly promised to forward their complaints and petitions to higher authorities. The fact that the demonstrators dared to take to the streets at all during the national holiday underscored the stop-go permissiveness toward dissent that characterizes Deng's regime. Following a crackdown last spring, similar public protests have been taking place with...
Next Tuesday, the harriers compete against area colleges in the Greater Boston Championships. Though the Crimson lack depth, Logan, McNulty and Scidmore should all be stronger by then and Harvard will be looking forward to repeating last year's championship performance...