Word: panning
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...eight--Pennsylvania captain Gene Clapp at No. 4, Pete Raymond, Princeton '68 at 3, and Wisconsin's Tim Mickelson in the 7 seat. It's an experienced boat, seasoned by international competition. Each of them has represented the U.S. in eight-oared shells at either the Olympic, World or Pan American championships during the past four years...
...where the airlines obtained a last-minute court injunction against the strike, only a few pilots defied the order. The lack of American cooperation especially angered pilots on foreign carriers. "What really enraged us," said a member of the West German Pilots' Association, "was seeing Pan Am come and go chock-full of passengers...
...lawyer who holds the post of Vice President in Numeiry's central government. Southern Sudanese, many of whom are Christians, particularly fear that the Arabs in Khartoum will submit to the influence of Egypt. Alier thinks that Numeiry has recently earned high marks for turning away pan-Arabist pressure and for seeking friendship with the Sudan's black neighbors. "The central government is opening Sudan's windows on the world for the first time since independence," said Alier. "We are finally on a new, independent national course...
...Alchemy. In a commercial sense, occultists seem to have discovered what alchemists sought for centuries: the ability to turn base materials into gold. The field even has its own monthly magazine, the Occult Trade Journal. Among the "marketing" reports that appeared in one recent issue is an article about Pan Am's new $629 "Psychic Tour" of Great Britain, including a visit to a psychic healing center, a seance, and a day at Stonehenge with the chief of Britain's Most Ancient Order of Druids. Each tourist receives his own astro-numerology chart, and flight dates are astrologically plotted...
Guinier has also tried to develop student support in his efforts to retain the chairmanship. He donated $500 to the Pan-African Liberation Committee during the occupation of Mass Hall, and then he was the first witness in behalf of the PALC and Afro defendants at CRR hearings investigating the takeover. Guinier now expects that if he needs students to demonstrate in his behalf, should he be dismissed as chairman, they will come to his assistance...