Word: ragging
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...parade itself, maneuvering a circuitous route through Southie's narrow and deteriorating streets, was a curious rag-tag affair composed mainly of badly coordinated local groups, political and patriotic floats, and the ever-present military contingent. Louise Day Hicks, the anti-busing Boston city councillor, led a float with signs declaring: "Hicks says South Boston is MY Roots," and "Southie is worth fighting for." Her group, ironically identifying itself as South Boston's Marshall's Youth Activities, was followed by a sound truck blurting the locally popular tune "Southie, My Home Town." Boston Mayor Kevin White did not march...
...that's changed, though, as the Rose Hill gang's only defeat to date came in a 78-57 loss to number one ranked Michigan in a rag tag run-and-gun doubleheader at the Garden. The Rams are paced by guard Stan Frankowski and a three-forward lineup of Rich Dunphy, John O'Neill, and Kevin Fallon...
Harvard barraged CCNY with a 12-point tear in the first half that sent the Beavers reeling. City shot under 50 per cent from the floor for the second half as the rag-tag Beaver quintet had to gun from the perimeter...
Dunster House Music Society. Alap in sri rag on the sarod by Charles Capwell and Daniel Schelling in the library at 5:30 p.m. Free...
...vulnerability. The mountainside city of Addis Ababa itself reflects the dichotomy. Its haunting, wild setting amid mist-covered mountains, ancient stone paths and a profusion of roses and bougainvillaea is as timeless and unchanged as its poverty-stricken population, dressed in layers of worn, soiled clothing, sleeping in rag bundles on the sidewalks, and driving small flocks of donkeys and cows through the main streets. The city is still dominated by the immense, pale brick palace long occupied by Selassie, where the blinds are drawn as if he were only sleeping. Even the Emperor's horses are kept just...