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Word: hulling (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...trying to kill their momentum. Spotting the rock, they managed to go wide, but then their bow strayed and they were trapped in the eddy. Instantly, they pivoted broadside and swamped. On the shore, the crowd came to life, cheering them good-naturedly and whistling. Clinging to the capsized hull, the men were swept past the last four gates and across the finish line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: White Water Rites of Spring | 5/22/1978 | See Source »

Physically, Hull survived the storm. The question now is whether the working- and lower-middle-class community of 11,000 can weather the aftermath. Hull is strictly a residential community. Outside of the summertime amusement park and dozens of bars and liquor stores, the town has no industry or commercial tax base. Before the storm an estimated 40 to 60 per cent of the town's residents received some sort of public assistance. Since the storm the Federal government has declared the town a disaster area. Lining up by the thousands at the temporary relief center, the townsfolk wait...

Author: By Mike Kendall, | Title: Hull, Mass.: Shelter From the Storm? | 3/3/1978 | See Source »

...enough to suffer only minimal damage, or at least were able to return quickly to their homes, are facing the challenge of reconstruction with a modicum of optimism and determination. Those who lost their entire homes or suffered enough damage to have been relocated in a motel outside of Hull, are usually more depressed and uncertain about their future. Some have lost all hope...

Author: By Mike Kendall, | Title: Hull, Mass.: Shelter From the Storm? | 3/3/1978 | See Source »

...most important of all, the government has sent experts and money to make reconstruction a possibility. The townsfolk grew up believing in the benificence of the federal government and the sanctity of the New Deal: they moved from Boston's decaying white ethnic neighborhoods to Hull with the aid of the G.I. Bill. Once again, they consider themselves entitled to aid to preserve their meager economic standing. Homeowners, 90 per cent of whom lacked flood insurance, will be paying up to $1200 annually for the next two or three decades for the government's low interest loans...

Author: By Mike Kendall, | Title: Hull, Mass.: Shelter From the Storm? | 3/3/1978 | See Source »

...private relief, if you're smart, you can make money on this deal." Yet, since the initial shock of the destruction has taken hold, people have been left sorting through their damaged furniture and the ruined momentos of their lives. For the immediate future, at least, the residents of Hull have resigned themselves to a bleaker life, for a return to normalcy--let alone advancement--has washed away with the mud and salt water...

Author: By Mike Kendall, | Title: Hull, Mass.: Shelter From the Storm? | 3/3/1978 | See Source »

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