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Word: retreats (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Joseph L. Rauh Jr., civil rights lawyer and longtime advocate of busing: "We're in a period of retreat on school integration, and this is the first major advance. It's a lighthouse for those who still feel they want more integration instead of less. It says you can't just leave all white in one place and all black in another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Some Reactions to the Decision | 5/8/1978 | See Source »

...music industry as Kern (better known as "Rich on Rock") announced his decision today to quit the world of Rock 'n Roll. Yes folks, that forerunner of the New Wave of music criticism has decided not to renew his recording contract with Crimbo Records, Inc. Secluded in his country retreat, the "Dean of Rock" has refused to talk with the press, except me. And he has asked me to convey this very special message to all of his fans (especially those at Wellesley and WHRB): "Much Later." (He puts things so well...

Author: By Laura J. Levine, | Title: Rockquiem for Rich | 4/27/1978 | See Source »

...unsecured $31,200 loan to the Atlanta-based Institutional Development Corp., which aids disadvantaged youths and has the strong backing of First Lady Rosalynn Carter. The same bank lent $32,400 to Robert Stapleton-husband of Jimmy Carter's sister Ruth-for the purchase of an evangelistic retreat in Denton, Texas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Unwanted Donor | 4/24/1978 | See Source »

...majority of the more than 4000 runners who tackled the arduous race course, the cement walls and damp, chilled air of the garage was a welcome end, a retreat from a grueling test of stamina and determination...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Agony, Ecstasy and Ambivalence | 4/18/1978 | See Source »

Many flocked to the showers for a relaxing retreat with soap and water; some just dropped to the ground and drifted off to dreamland...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Agony, Ecstasy and Ambivalence | 4/18/1978 | See Source »

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