Word: lating
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...well as underdogs like Sacco and Vanzetti, the "Scottsboro boys" and conscientious objectors in World War II. Though consistently the country's foremost protector of the Bill of Rights, the A.C.L.U. had acquired only 60,000 members by 1960. Its period of large growth came in the late '60s and early '70s, when civil rights and liberties became a popular cause and thousands of young people joined to help support Freedom Riders in the South and Viet Nam draft resisters. Says Neier: "We rode the crest of public concern." Now Neier and others feel that "the country...
...made a discovery that could sharply revise prevailing ideas about the beginnings of civilization in Scotland. Located near Balbridie Farm in Kincardineshire, on a sprawling estate west of Aberdeen, the dig has revealed the remains of what may be the oldest structure yet found in the British Isles: a late Stone Age building, reminiscent of the chieftains' hall in the epic Beowulf, that dates back some 6,000 years...
DIED. Nelson Poynter, 74, crusty chairman of his own excellent St. Petersburg Times and Evening Independent, and with his late wife Henrietta, a founder of Washington's Congressional Quarterly; of a cerebral hemorrhage; in St. Petersburg, Fla. Though they are editorially liberal in a conservative city, the Times and the smaller Independent have flourished and attracted would-be buyers, all of whom Poynter turned down. To be sure that his papers would not be sold after his death, he willed control of both to their editor, Eugene Patterson. Poynter also told Patterson how to report his death...
...provided pearls of his distinctive Armenian logic along with his peerless cheesesteak subs (the latter are much easier to digest), and has attracted a crowd of admirers and hangers-on without equal in the Square. Perhaps it's the pinball machines, which are the focus of truly intense play late into the evening, or maybe it's the extraordinarily friendly counter help; it's probably the menu, because once you stray from the cheesesteak you're on your own. Whatever the secret, Tommy's always attracts a big crowd. And he knows it, too--the prices just went...
...advertised meat, but life is full of such little adventures. The burgers are definitely better, the standard American entrees are standardly satisfying, and the prices are low enough to keep the fans coming back for more. The 'Vous also boasts the best pinball arcade in the Square, although late at night the fans sometimes get a bit over-excited about the way Fate is treating them. But it sure beats mystery meat and gravy...