Word: popping
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Moore, 33, the son of a Baptist deacon in Miami, got much of his early training in the gospel choir at his father's church. After graduating from high school, he consulted his grandfather, a Baptist minister, about whether to continue as a gospel singer or go into pop music. The old man cited the 100th psalm ("Make a jovful noise unto the Lord") and said: "Whatever noise you're going to make, just be sure you make the best...
Martin H. Peretz, assistant professor of Social Studies, has spelled out his opposition to both the Democratic national ticket and "pop Maoists" in an article in the October 19 issue of The New Republic...
...Peretz does not see confrontation politics as an acceptable alternative. "Pop Maoists and revolutionaries," as well as President Johnson, are "authoritarian and politically manipulative," he wrote...
Three times in the past three decades, Panamanian Politician Arnulfo Arias has been elected President of his small (pop. 1.3 million) country. Twice, in 1941 and 1951, he was thrown out of power. Both times he was ousted by Panama's National Guard, the country's only military force, which took exception to his highhanded policies and acted jointly with Arias' political enemies. The same thing happened again last week. Only eleven days after his inauguration for his latest term, the National Guard once more ousted Arias, who fled to safety in the U.S.-controlled Canal Zone...
Almost all black businesses are mom-and-pop operations, catering to a ghetto clientele and providing a slim income for their owners and a few jobs for others. Some surveys show that a quarter of Negro firms are barbershops or beauty salons. Negroes also run mortuaries, restaurants, bars, small grocery stores and cleaning establishments. But they own few manufacturing or distribution firms. Only six of the 28,000 U.S. auto dealerships are Negro-owned; until recently, there was only one. Even the biggest Negro enterprises, such as life insurance companies and banks, are relatively small. The nation's largest...