Word: prided
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Stern says it is convinced of the authenticity of the diaries. "We have been extraordinarily careful," declared an executive. "It is a matter of responsibility but also of pride. Nobody likes to be the victim of a hoax." To allay any lingering doubts, Stern announced last week that it would eventually turn the diaries over to the West German national archives, where historians will be free to examine them in detail. -By Marguerite Johnson. Reported by Bonnie Angelo/London and B. William Mader/ Hamburg
...found kids wanting to learn and teachers wanting to teach to a greater degree than we had expected," says Edward J. Meade Jr., who directs the foundation's precollege educational programs. What made the schools fight to improve? The basic reason was pride, which was evoked by strong leadership. The resurgence was often crystallized around an outspoken and energetic principal who galvanized students, parents and community. Reports Meade: "In some cases the motivation was as simple as, 'We were known as the lousiest school in town, and we don't want to be the lousiest school...
...authority. Their seasons are long, routinely lasting from early fall to late spring and often extending into the summer. Their budgets run into the millions of dollars; their fans are numerous. Heard on radio and seen on television, they have become symbols of their cities, sources of local pride and the subject of endless arguments over which is best...
...tend to the view that the U.S. cannot really count on its allies and cannot really do business with the Soviet Union. They see it as self-deluding to think the West can compromise in the military rivalry. While committed to the deterrence of nuclear war, they pride themselves on being hard-headed enough to prepare for the possibility that ultimately this planet may not be big enough for both superpowers...
...photographs of the eight Mailer children; mixed in is an old-fashioned studio shot of little Norman, a well-scrubbed tot with jug ears and a mischievous smile. Mailer's and Norris' son, John Buffalo, 5, lives at home and basks in his father's obvious pride. The two other sons and five daughters drop by when they are in the neighborhood for visits of unpredictable lengths. The atmosphere is relaxed, bantering and full of mutual affection. Mailer's once terrible temper apparently left few scars on his children. Says Robert Lucid, an English professor...