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...good-naturedly. "They were just a bit stale, but awfully good." she said. But an even greater find, the mother said, had been a lovely pair of men's leather gloves. She had no use for them: they didn't fit, but she was saving them in a smaller pile next to all the newspapers...

Author: By Esther Dyson, | Title: A State of Welfare | 3/24/1972 | See Source »

...DEMOCRATIC race is a shambles, When Democrats gather in Miami, there could very well be no candidate with a majority. The party could turn away from those fighting now to seek a "new" face--perhaps that belonging to Edward Kennedy. Meanwhile, George Wallace could pile up votes in Northern states like Indiana and Iowa--and perhaps even win. Can any of the Democrats win over the angry and alienated Americans who have been cheering George Wallace for eight years, and now appear to be cheering louder than ever? And more important, can they do so without appealing to racism...

Author: By E.j. Dionne, | Title: The Wallace Vote and Other Imponderables | 3/18/1972 | See Source »

...which matters little to the grieving and homeless miners of Buffalo Creek Hollow, many of whose kin and neighbors now lie beneath the markers that dot the rolling hills of West Virginia. The people of Buffalo Creek say that they have known for years that the slag pile was dangerous. And yet, in the face of a peril so imminent, they continued to live in the threatened valley because it was the only life they knew...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WEST VIRGINIA: Disaster in the Hollow | 3/13/1972 | See Source »

...gonna beat your goddamn motherfuckin head to pieces. C'mere goddammit! And of course Chick goes down under a pile of flashlights and sheriffs. Five lunky mother-fuckers. He really went into the wild...

Author: By Timothy Carlson, | Title: Spruce Creek | 2/24/1972 | See Source »

Andy Burnes finally saved a little face for Harvard, firing a 30-foot backhander into an open net while Brady lay out of position, submerged under a pile of players. Only six minutes remained, however, and as the B.U. cheerleaders gleefully screamed, the fans started going home...

Author: By Evan W. Thomas, | Title: B.U. Skates Past Hockey Team, 4-1 | 2/15/1972 | See Source »

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