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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Campaign headquarters for Francis W. Hatch Jr. '46--the quiet gentleman from Beverly Farms who wants to be governor of Massachusetts--are not what you would expect. The walls are yellow and peeling--just a little hole in the wall on 14 Beacon Street. One switchboard, six telephones, no hold buttons, no cotton ribbed turtlenecks--just a bunch of kids, sitting around stuffing envelopes. There is one sign on the wall. "Make the King the Ruler of Massachusetts for the next four years, and you'll think Henry the VIII was a nice...

Author: By Laurie Hays, | Title: You Sure You Want a Governor? | 11/6/1978 | See Source »

...that's murder. If a white man kills a nigger, that's justifiable homicide. If a nigger kills another nigger, that's one less nigger." Or, as a Negro blues song put it, "White folks and nigger in great Co't house/ Like Cat down Cellar wit' no-hole mouse." The melting pot was a myth for blacks. While 60% of white immigrants in Boston moved from unskilled to skilled or white-collar jobs after a generation, blacks stagnated in "Negro jobs" ?as porters, janitors, servants. Indeed, their mobility was often downward; as white immigrants moved into blue-collar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: As American as Jesse James | 11/6/1978 | See Source »

Council sessions at the Homestead combine the rich flavor of a country weekend at a Tara-like estate with the glorious luxury of an old-fashioned transatlantic voyage. The five-star resort has three 18-hole golf courses and 15 tennis courts. In the cavernous lobby, where half a dozen roaring fireplaces give off the gentle fragrance of burning hickory and high tea is served while a string trio plays, notices offer skeet shooting or trout fishing. There is also horseback riding or jaunts in a surrey, along with bowling, swimming and spa waters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Fun and Expletives Repleted | 10/30/1978 | See Source »

While the average fan knows flawless pass-protection or a gaping hole when he sees it, hardly a one actually watches offensive line play during a game, and very few could tell you what differentiates an unskilled lineman from a skilled...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Harvard's Line Is All Right | 10/27/1978 | See Source »

...nothing but praise for the right-side pair: "Both are very good at making adjustments based on the defensive man's first move. On our last TD against Dartmouth, they picked up the blitz on a '25 blast' play, and because they saw it coming there was a huge hole for Ralph to run through...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Harvard's Line Is All Right | 10/27/1978 | See Source »

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