Word: homely
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Their Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front had called for a boycott and launched widespread attacks to keep voters at home...
...first time ever, there was a post-season national nine-man tournament this year held at Yale. So, with each of the top three teams going undefeated at home, simple logic tells one that Yale would win the tournament...
...rest, a variety of measures were proposed to protect society from the perceived threat. One group of scientists urged massive prenatal screenings, presumably to allow parents to arrange for abortions. Others initiated long- range studies to identify XYY infants and track their progress over the years through home visits, psychological tests and teacher questionnaires. These dubious efforts were eventually abandoned, but not before a group of innocent youngsters had been unfairly labeled as somehow inferior...
...revitalized neighborhoods deserted by their American cousins. Local shops sell everything from soda bread to Irish candies and bacon. The bleachers are filled for Irish football at Gaelic Park in the Bronx and Dilboy Field near Boston. In New York's Irish neighborhoods, pubs are packed on weekends. "At home in County Offaly, the bars are empty," says Mary Cahill, 26, who has been in America two years. "Most of the young people are in the U.S., Britain or Australia...
Spurred by the appeal of a nurturing atmosphere and pride in a shared heritage, young African Americans are heading home to traditionally black schools...