Word: growed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...increasing awareness of sexism, Sissela does not consider Harvard a male dominated environment; nor does she feel that being a women here has led to any special problems. "That may be something that I never really worried too much about. But that may also be because I did grow up in another country and it never occurred to me to worry about whether I was a woman or a man. That was really not something and it never occurred to me to worry about whether other people worried about that...
Four N.C.O.s have been convicted by courts-martial, and the number is certain to grow. Three of those found guilty were drill instructors at Fort Jackson, S.C. Last week the Army reported that Sergeant First Class David Mitchell had been broken to private and sentenced to five years at hard labor, after which he will be dishonorably discharged. Mitchell, 35, was the first soldier to stand trial for the massacre of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai, and was acquitted in 1970. At Fort Jackson he threatened some trainees with punishment if they did not pay him off-and recommended others...
...1960s, James Derrick Slater endured the longest. Americans like James Ling (Ling-Temco-Vought), Bernie Cornfeld (Investors Overseas Services) and John King (King Resources) saw their corporate houses of cards collapse around them, but England's merger lord and his mammoth Slater, Walker Securities Ltd. seemed to grow more prosperous every year. Now Slater, 46, has also had his comeuppance, His company's role in alleged fiscal improprieties is under investigation in Hong Kong and Singapore; he has resigned as chairman of Slater, Walker and gone into seclusion. Last week the Bank of England and several powerful merchant...
...Over the course of the years we've seen Life fall, along with the Saturday Evening Post, Look, and Colliers, yet Ebony continues to grow. We think this is an outstanding achievement," Leonard said...
...spending. But his analysis hardly touches on the city's responsibility to its people, a responsibility that the federal government should share. For years now urban residents have been paying federal taxes to support farmers with billions of dollars in federal subsidies--including money to landed gentry not to grow crops. As regional economic interdependence in the U.S. becomes even more complex it is vital that the federal government give aid to this country's cities. New York deserves this aid immediately...