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Word: prays (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...whole process of disciplinary action spells "injustice" all over, The Administrative Board, composed of about twenty-five administrators and faculty members, makes all disciplinary decisions. A student writes a statement of his invoovlement to be read at the hearing, and from there, can only cross his fingers and pray. His "advocate," who will present the case "objectively" to the Board, is a member of the Board himself, and must recommend a punishment for the student. The Ad Board is accountable to no one. There is no student representation on the board. An accused student is not allowed to represent himself...

Author: By Michael L. Goldenberg, | Title: Ad Board Wrong in the Leverett Case | 2/13/1986 | See Source »

...Vatican, Pope John Paul II asked an audience of thousands to pray for the American astronauts. He said that the tragedy had "provoked deep sorrow in my soul." In Buenos Aires, Cartoonist Dobal used his space in the Clarin to write, "I can't give you a joke because, dear reader, all my space is filled with infinite pain." Japan's public TV extended its popular 45- minute evening news program to an hour and devoted it all to the space accident. The Jerusalem Post noted editorially that "Americans take their risks in front of grandstands and television cameras...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: They Slipped the Surly Bonds of Earth to Touch the Face of God | 2/10/1986 | See Source »

Relatives and friends who grieved for the victims could only pray that the violence in the heartland, and the despair that has incited it, would subside. In Iowa City, 1,500 mourners jammed a memorial service for Hughes, where the Rev. Henry Greiner called on elected officials to "heed the cries of those who till the soil and feed the nation." In Lone Tree, Dale and Emily Burr were buried side by side in a cemetery just a mile from their farm. The day ^ before, Richard Goody's widow turned down the offer of a military funeral for her husband...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: He Couldn't Manage Any More | 12/23/1985 | See Source »

Tuesday morning, Jerry and the Scripture-Screamers toured the slum area of Tondo. "Hiya, fella," Falwell said, greeting a naked native in his spartan cardboard hut. He presented the man with a bullet-proof Bible and the Scripture-Screamers' recent album, "Welfare Queen." "If you pray hard, maybe you'll get a record player," he said...

Author: By Daniel P. Oran, | Title: Jerry's Jive Hits Manila | 11/19/1985 | See Source »

...know a person did it, but we thank God for it. We thank God for that person, we pray for him. It is more blessed to give than to receive," Gimotty said

Author: By Kenneth A. Gerber, | Title: Freshman Gets Mystery Stereo | 11/5/1985 | See Source »

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