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Word: hebron (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...often before in his ten-year reign, the throne of Jordan's King Hussein trembled last week. In the capital city of Amman, in old Jerusalem. Nablus, Hebron and Ramallah, crowds filled the streets roaring, "Bidna Nasser! Bidna Nasser!" (We want Nasser...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jordan: A Genius for Survival | 5/3/1963 | See Source »

...freshman swimming team defeated Hebron Academy by a score of 61 to 34 for their fourth win of the season. The medley relay team of Henry Whelchel, Bruce Fowler, Eric Klaussmann, and John Quinn set a new freshman record, winning...

Author: By John D. Gerhart, | Title: Pringle, Abramson Pace Swimmers; Crimson Varsity Sinks Navy, 53-42 | 12/17/1962 | See Source »

...freshman team, undefeated in three outings, will open the swimming events at 2 against Hebron Academy...

Author: By John D. Gerhart, | Title: Middies Swim Squad Tests Crimson Varsity | 12/15/1962 | See Source »

While his followers pray mightily in Hebron church, Moses hangs from a cross on the hill above. After two nights of agony, he dies with the dawn. His despairing last words: "God is white after all ... God is white!" This thickly peopled first novel, an arresting blend of hurt and humor, peasant piety and patriotic gore, goes far beyond the common run of Caribbean books. Author Sylvia Wynter, 34, was born in Cuba of Jamaican parents, educated in Jamaica, Britain and Spain, now lives with her husband, Novelist Jan (Black Midas) Carew, in British Guiana. Author Wynter complements the simple...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Black God | 8/10/1962 | See Source »

Freed after five years, Prophet Moses returns to Cockpit Centre with a new revelation: God is black. Moses leads his followers up into the hills to build the Utopian settlement of Hebron with their bare hands. But down in Cockpit Centre, the mockers who always ridiculed Moses are now rapturously following a Marxist messiah who preaches revolution and easily defeats Moses in a marketplace debate. The prophet determines to make amends for his philandering and vainglory as God's son should: through crucifixion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Black God | 8/10/1962 | See Source »

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