Word: reached
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Brother Frank was lying face down on the floor of the stage, not moving a muscle, as what seemed to be the entire population of northeast Tennessee tried to reach him for one last swing or kick. Finally the cops quieted the crowd, which must have thought the old man was dead or dying. The curtains were drawn, and I waited for the wail of an ambulance, for surely Pop was in need of medical aid. But the sly possum suddenly jumped to his feet, not a mark on him, and strode into the dressing room with a sinister grin...
...Paris, several themes recurred in Nixon's private dialogues at the top. There was his emphasis on the U.S. commitment to the defense of Europe through the NATO alliance, his pledge to consult the Europeans faithfully on questions of common concern, and his insistence that the West must reach a new understanding with the Soviet Union in many areas beyond the immediate topic of arms control. Despite these weighty issues of state, Nixon managed at each stop to depart from his minutely organized routine to plunge into crowds and press the flesh in characteristic American political style...
...wearing of arm bands in Des Moines, Fortas said, was a symbolic act "closely akin to pure speech" -and it did not provoke any major disorder. Presumably, the court may not take as tolerant a view of more troublesome demonstrations in the future. And its reasoning may well reach beyond public schools to college campuses, where minorities have effectively prevented other students from getting the education that they or their parents are paying...
Lanky Walter Johnson temporarily maintained an upper hand against Leverett's John Ballantine, using his significant reach advantage. Midway through the first round, however, Ballantine's jabs began penetrating Johnson's defense...
...INDISPUTABLY difficult to meet people and reach out to them while reading Veblen in a dorm room; how much better to take hammer in hand or pass the crescent wrench...