Word: misse
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Bravo, whispered the traditionalists behind their white gloves. But from somewhere "out there," as they say in the drawing rooms, came an avalanche of letters to the Washington Star supporting Carter. Miss Beale was even upbraided by phone callers, which convinced her more than ever that Carter was a threat to propriety and excellence...
...gracious hello." (Snort, snort.) "This is installation and repair service, Miss Tomlin speaking clearly into her mouthpiece. Who's calling, please. The A.M.A.? What's that stand for, Anna Maria Alberghetti? Oh, don't get so uptight. It's just a little joke. Not unlike Medicare...
Died. Fannie Lou Hamer, 60, former Mississippi sharecropper who became a leader in the civil rights movement; of cancer; in Mound Bayou, Miss. At a Baptist rally in 1962, Mrs. Hamer heard civil rights workers urge blacks to use their ballots. "I never knew we could vote before," she later recalled. "Nobody ever told us." Two years later she electrified the Democratic National Convention with her graphic tales of being brutally beaten by police while trying to register black voters. She continued to organize voters, unions and farm cooperatives, eventually helping to integrate the Mississippi Democratic Party...
...short, a splendid debut. Farley's success had its Cinderella overtones as well. Reared in Moscow, Idaho, and the runner-up in the 1964 America Junior Miss Pageant, Farley, 30, has worked primarily in Europe for the past eight years. Though she already had 49 performances of Lulu to her credit, she was engaged as the cover (understudy) for Soprano Teresa Stratas. As reward, Farley had been given one of the seven performances to sing herself. A month and a half ago, Stratas withdrew from the production, complaining about lack of rehearsal time. Farley got the call...
...chairman of transfer students' admissions rejected his request for an on-campus room because Harvard did not have adequate facilities and because he lived nearby anyway. Drafts feels the decision was probably best for him but adds, "I have a sneaky feeling, though, not living here makes me miss a lot." He proposes that Harvard either establish a house for the disabled similar to the dormitory he lives in, or convert part of the Stillman Infirmary into disabled students' quarters, where the students would pay regular room and board charges and share attendants and facilities. (Because Drafts...