Word: possessed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...crucial that the teacher possess a thorough knowledge of the material to be taught," as well as mastery of teaching methods...
...could in part thank Governor John Patterson. A militant segregationist who solicited Ku Klux Klan support in his election campaign, Patterson once said that integration would come to Alabama only "over my dead body." In his inaugural address Patterson declared: "I will oppose with every ounce of energy I possess and will use every power at my command to prevent any mixing of white and Negro races in the classrooms of this state." Said he as the Freedom Riders approached: "The people of Alabama are so enraged that I cannot guarantee protection for this bunch of rabble-rousers...
...acres of cardboard and tin shacks. The bewildered inhabitants were ordered to clean up the debris, then were trucked off to a barren new site, where they were bundled into large tents in groups of four and five families. Chang's officers made it a prison offense to possess American cigarettes; in so doing, they wiped out a lucrative trade for thousands of otherwise unemployed elderly women and university students...
...small enough number of people to retain a clear sense of community. Mrs. Bunting would like the 'Cliffe to develop House-oriented activities such as drama groups, seminars, music organizations, and athletic teams; most of these require the support of a larger population than any of the dormitories possess...
...says that it is a crime to possess narcotics, and by jailing many of the 20,000 addicts arrested in the U.S. each year, it brands them as criminals. But most doctors and lawyers believe that drug addiction is not primarily a matter of wilful lawbreaking, agree that most cases result rather from some form of emotional disturbance, which is a medical condition. In a new book, Drug Addiction: Crime or Disease? (Indiana University; $5), a joint committee of the American Bar Association and the American Medical Association suggests that the law, no less than the addict, may need overhauling...