Word: hatches
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...predominantly black public schools in Richmond. He did so at a time when many white parents were withdrawing their children rather than comply with court-ordered busing (Holton himself does not approve of busing). His gesture was all the more impressive in that he had a technical escape hatch; the Governor's mansion lies on state, not city property, and he could have sent his children to any school he chose...
...Tory M.P. John Jennings said that if Chief Negotiator Rippon did not win satisfactory entry terms from the Six, "he will split the Tory party from top to bottom and bring about the downfall of the Tory government." If Heath believes that he may be defeated, his ultimate escape hatch would be simply not to submit the membership issue to Commons, perhaps ducking behind the excuse that the EEC's terms were not generous enough. But last week's Paris summit strengthened the Prime Minister's position at home and made it less likely that he would...
...backpacks, wealthy parents with children, a few blacks and a sprinkling of the elderly. Many of them are operating in suburban shopping centers. Conventional supermarkets are also setting aside space for organic food departments, but most of the business is controlled by private entrepreneurs. One of them, Mrs. Mary Hatch, 65, left a job as a mortuary organist to open a store in San Ramon, Calif. Says she: "I saw so many dead young people when I worked in the mortuary-so many who would have lived if they had realized that you are what...
Hammock and Hatch. The selection is staggering. There is the Cave, a dim-gray cavern carpeted in cowhide, furnished with stalactites, stalagmites and a massive bed that stands 80 feet from the door. For Fanatics there is also a miniature petrified forest in which to frolic. The Round Room, designed without a single corner, features a circular bed with translucent chiffon panels above. At the pull of a silken rope, the panels part, revealing a skylight view of the stars. The Polynesian Room offers a ten-foot hammock, the Arabian Room a floor-level bed surrounded by mirrors...
...minister explains the miracle in his next sermon. "The words on the spider web proved that human beings must always be on the watch for the coming of wonders." Wilbur becomes a sensation, and a prize pig. Before she dies, Charlotte leaves Wilbur a sack of spider eggs that hatch and provide for Wilbur a new generation of friends for each new spring; protection against loneliness, and proof against time...