Word: membership
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...turkey, the family had the chance to take the full measure of itself. Now each pilgrim takes back a piece of his heritage, something that was overlooked when the possessions were divided before the move took place. (Here is a yellowed card, signed on Feb. 12, 1911, confirming membership in the "Abstinence Department of the Anti-Saloon League." It pledges abstinence, saying further that intoxicating beverages are "productive of pauperism, degradation and crime.") Faded photographs are particularly difficult to reject (this one has them roller-skating in Central Park during the Depression), as are imperfect potteries...
Square-jawed and white-haired, Republican Roger Jepsen of Iowa is the very picture of senatorial splendor. His distinguished demeanor, however, belies a propensity for personal blunders. Last June an Iowa reporter uncovered an application he had signed in 1977 for membership in a "leisure spa" that advertised "nude modeling, nude encounters and nude rap sessions." Jepsen explained that he had joined in "a moment of weakness" that occurred before he became a born-again Christian and won his surprising 1978 victory over liberal Senator Dick Clark. Last year Jepsen was stopped for driving alone in a lane reserved...
...Affiliated U.S. Jews belong to three principal branches. By one estimate, the membership is: liberal Reform, 1,100,000, the Orthodox on the right, 416,000, the in-between Conservative...
Ninety minutes after the blast, an anonymous caller, speaking in Arabic, telephoned the Beirut office of Agence France-Presse, the French news agency, and claimed responsibility in the name of Islamic jihad (holy war). This shadowy organization, whose leaders are unknown and whose membership is uncertain, has been associated with the previous car bombings in Beirut. The caller declared, "In the name of God the Almighty, Islamic jihad announces that it is responsible for blowing up a car rigged with explosives, which was driven by one of our suicide commandos. The operation proves that we will carry out our previous...
...have declined from 1.5 million to 1.2 million in the past six years as their industry was battered by fuel shortages, recession and Japanese competition, were eager to protect the remaining jobs. Miners have seen their ranks thin from a heyday in 1942 of 595,000 to a current membership of 160,000, and they too wanted to keep on working. In the end, the agreements the two unions reached last week reflected a spirit of cooperation rather than confrontation...