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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Other wives are protesting the protesters, saying that they do not want the public to think all Navy wives distrust their husbands. But beyond that, something may possibly survive of the ancient superstition that women aboard ship bring evil luck. It may be that the origin of that superstition is just now coming to the surface...
...chosen in the same manner as delegates; no automatic seats for party officers or elected officials; an "endeavor" on the part of each state for equal representation of men and women; no abridgment of the right to participate for reasons of "race, sex, religion, age, color or national origin"; and provision of state committee funds to defray a delegate's expenses. Percy, pursuing a different tack, is trying to change the current delegate "bonus" system, arguing that it enables small states to swing more weight relative to their size than large states...
...muon beams were used to take some of the load off communications satellites. Aimed beyond the earth's atmosphere, a muon beam would be bent down toward the surface again by the earth's magnetic field and could be detected hundreds of miles from its point of origin...
...medical definition of depression (which used to be known as melancholia). No consensus exists on whether it is merely an aggravated degree of the sadness or "blues" that everyone feels at times, whether it stems from some deeply rooted inner psychological condition, or whether it has a biochemical origin in the body. Pragmatically, it tends to be defined by its symptoms: feelings of worthlessness, guilt and anxiety; an inability to find pleasure in normal activities; early-morning sleeplessness; fatigue and change of weight; and occasionally, serious consideration of suicide. When a person's feelings do not seem...
...band, unfortunately, doesn't have Bloomfield or Bishop, and that's the origin of its many problems. Butterfield has essentially teamed with an old folkie named Geoff Muldaur and they are sharing the band. My first impulse on hearing Muldaur sing was that he was in the band because he had bought all the equipment, or because he had something on Butterfield. Whatever Muldaur can do, he cannot sing blues. He sings with a false casualness that does not disguise the weakness of his voice, which begins to sound like a pubescent thirteen year old's. He is devoid...