Word: ringed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...purpose of the London new towns was twofold. They were supposed to alleviate the post-World War II housing shortage and to mitigate industrial concentration in London. But the London ring achieved neither of these purposes. The development of the towns was retarded by so many battles between different levels of government and local interest groups that most of them took ten years to get off the ground. Moreover, while some London industry moved out to the new towns, other companies just replaced them...
...James gang to see how the money was being spent. Accompanied by Jesse, he looked in on a highly informal catch-up class for high school dropouts, tuned an ear to an aspiring musical group practicing on bongos and guitars, watched a workout in the boxing ring, inspected the carpentry shop where Rebels were hard at work sharpening their skills for union apprenticeship exams, and came away impressed. "This is of the people and for the people," Shriver said. "I believe we should have thousands of groups like it, where the people run it themselves...
What is Stanley's crime? Are Goldberg and McCann agents of a murder ring, symbols of organized society, or instruments of fate? What torture do the pair inflict on Stanley? Rarely has Pinter left more to the playgoer's imagination. The American cast keeps its English accents tidy but not its performances, and Director Alan Schneider lets the first act drowse. Basically, the play lacks the athletic snap and resonance of The Caretaker's dialogue and the musky animal magnetism of The Homecoming family. But whether or not he baffles playgoers, Harold Pinter exerts a modish appeal...
...also speared Benvenuti in the ribs with his shoulders, butted him on the chin and belted him in the kidneys; Nino, who fights without a mouthpiece, retaliated by biting Emile's neck. But the only knockdown came in the 14th round, when Benvenuti collided with Griffith in mid-ring and fell, for a count of none. Neither fighter did any real damage to the other-legally, at least-and so few punches connected that the referee called the fight a draw. The two judges voted for Emile-9 rounds to 5, with 1 even. By a split decision, Griffith...
...hours without pay for the nine new extravaganzas mounted every year at the Music Hall, perform four shows daily for 21 consecutive days followed by six days off. Even then they are on call as replacements, and friends of the Rockettes have learned to use a telephone code system (ring twice, hang up, and then redial) to let them know that it is not the Music Hall calling...