Word: reclaimed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...highly satisfying story in an amiable fashion. Though Screenwriter George MacDonald Fraser has replaced many of the novel's jokes with vaguely risqué punch lines of his own, he has preserved the book's theme. By the time Prince Edward and London Slum Boy Tom Canty reclaim their rightful identities at the movie's end, the audience has been stirred by Twain's passionate devotion to democratic ideals...
...Aulis unquestionably stands as one of the most timeless and powerful of the Greek tragedies. After the Trojan Paris elopes with Menelaus's wife Helen, the Greek kings and their armies converge on Aulis, from where, under the command of Menelaus's brother, Agamemnon, they will sail to reclaim the woman. There is no wind, however, to blow their sails, and the army becomes restless and angry under the intense heat. The prophet Calchas tells Agamemnon that in order for the gods to provide a wind, he must sacrifice his eldest daughter, Iphigenia. Horrified by the idea at first, Agamemnon...
...Frankel filed a bankruptcy petition for Working Woman, which began publication 14 months ago, then promised refinancing and resuscitation for the magazine in 1978. WomenSports, founded by Tennis Queen Billie Jean King and Husband Larry in 1974, was bought by Charter two years ago. The Kings may now reclaim ownership and publish a less ambitious version, perhaps as a deliberately nonprofit venture under their Women's Sports Foundation...
...mine it because of delays caused by environmental "over-regulation" and "red tape." The extent of these bothersome requirements became clear only later in the ad: the government required Mobil to assess the environmental impact of the proposed surface mining and required it to devise a plan to reclaim any areas that suffered adversely. The ad demurred, "We want to protect the environment of Gilette, Wyoming and anywhere else we operate. But environmental regulations shouldn't be so severe as to thoroughly frustrate new energy development...
...dominate Gay Head's population, they now shape their town with a small, but far wealthier, white community. The 200-person town is now known for more than its impressive cliffs because the Wamponoag Indians are following the paths of other new England tribes and have filed suit to reclaim much of the land their ancestors owned...