Word: jacks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fact that Caron is preoccupied with stereotypes is shown in the sentence. "They say they have no qualms about using the white man's way." I have heard the phrase "the white man's way" used in old Billy Jack movies but it is not something I use myself. I prefer to say "dominant society...
Organizers in Boston and nationwide seek to raise awareness in the Boston area about apartheid, the Rev. Jack Mendelsohn, a protest leader, said Sunday at an Old South Church rally attended by 200 people. Boston Mayor Raymond L. Flynn and U.S. Congressmen John Conyers and Barney Frank also addressed the meeting...
...Treasury trial balloon, released last week, is not the only major tax-reform proposal afloat in Washington. Rival versions were introduced in Congress last year. The Republican plan, sponsored by Congressman Jack Kemp of New York and Senator Robert Kasten of Wisconsin, comes closest to the idea of a "flat tax," a single rate for all taxpayers. The Democratic alternative, sponsored by Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey and Congressmen Richard Gephardt of Missouri, offers graduated but lower tax rates. Below, the main features affecting individual taxpayers are compared with current...
...people have a right to expect lies at the center of the problem, particularly since 90% of the bills are paid by some type of organization. As Colorado's Governor Lamm tartly puts it, "We give food stamps, but we don't give people the right to go to Jack's [an expensive San Francisco restaurant] for dinner." Harry Schwartz, writer in residence at Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons, maintains that "people simply do not realize the costs of health care. In making medical care seem free, we've made people demand the best. Necessary care is what...
...Coach Jack Bicknell, who will lead the 9-2 BC Eagles against Houston in the Cotton Bowl Jan. 1, was voted the New England Coach of the Year Award...