Word: mississippis
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...young black female mayor of a little town in Mississippi was kind of excited about being here, and she said...
THERE IS SOMETHING ETERNAL about folk music--especially the blues-- which makes you believe everything von Schmidt says. Musicians like Muddy Waters and Mississippi John Hurt--and even Pete Seeger--have been playing their music to adoring ears for generations. The best folk becomes so personal and compassionate that in a world of strangers, it's better than a friend...
...that move. The accident rate would rise again, and more fuel would be burned at higher speeds. Finally, the independents demanded that states establish uniform truck weights across the country. Most states allow an 80,000-lb. load and 60-ft. truck length. But nine states, most bordering the Mississippi River (called the Iron Curtain by truckers), impose lower weight limits. Trucks going across the continent have to keep their loads down to the Iron Curtain level, and they lose money in the process. The Federal Highway Administration last week asked the Governors of the nine states to waive their...
Cheng had been actively involved in civil rights work since the early 1960s, when he took part in school boycotts in Detroit for racial desegregation. He was also active in the Freedom Rides and voter registration programs in Mississippi...
...month when Carter, vacationing in Plains, slipped away to go fishing alone without informing anyone. The bagman is tossing in his football because if Reason ever expects to make admiral, he needs more sea duty. He leaves the White House to become executive officer of the nuclear cruiser U.S.S. Mississippi...