Word: quit
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Russia's 3,000,000 Jews have requested permission to leave, but have been turned down. An incident last year involving 18 Jewish families in Georgia contributed to the current uproar. The families claim that they were told they could join their relatives in Israel. They quit their jobs, sold their possessions and waited for documents that never came. In desperation, the group finally wrote to Israel's Premier Golda Meir, pointing out that their appeals to Russian officials had "disappeared like teardrops in desert sands." Mrs. Meir, who is Russian-born, forwarded their "sincere and heartfelt...
...midi goes to great lengths to look like a loser. Unflattering (except over legs that never quit and hips that never start) and impractical (except to cover up a bad case of knees), the latest dress length seems as anachronistic as the New Look and more of a drag than the bustle...
...Wellesley girls never quit. Joan Arneson stroked to a first in the 80-yard individual medley, and Kathy Williams ade a win in the 100-free to bring her team within 13 points of Racliffe...
...Then he quit. He became dissatisfied with the football program at Harvard. "Football here is disappointing." he said. "With all the talent they have, they don't do much. I didn't want to waste my time...
That deficiency developed over a long period during which recruitment failed to attract enough wrestlers at 118 and 126 and it was heightened on the Tuesday before the Wesleyan meet when senior Bruce Goodman quit the team...