Word: rushes
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Casting the First Stone Dept.: Newsweek had some harsh words for "trash t.v." shows such as "Geraldo," "A Current Affair" and "The Morton Downey, Jr. Show." According to Newsweek, they are "sleazy," "dirt," and "trash-masters" which "Shock 'em to attention....Deliver a visceral rush by playing to [the viewers'] most primitive fascinations...
Shih mentioned that the Student Advisory Committee (SAC) to the Harvard Foundation, which coordinated the event, does not have a Hillel representative or liason. In the rush to organize Visions '89, she said, the SAC never called leaders of Hillel to inform them about the event...
...immediate aftermath of Apollo 8 was a land rush of follow-up flights. Said Thomas Paine, acting administrator of NASA in 1968: "We are at the onset of a program of space flights that will extend through many generations." Since then, there have been other triumphs and other disasters. Yet the wonder of that lunar vista has remained a lure and an accomplishment, a sign that amid riot, war and discontent, something was still worth striving...
...order to counter the University's celebrity-laden slate for the Board of Overseers, the Harvard-Radcliffe Alumni/ae Against Apartheid nominates Jack Lemmon '47, Talking Heads keyboardist Jerry Harrison '70 and folksinger Tom Rush '63. Michael S. Dukakis (Law School '60) attempts to place himself on the ballot as a write-in candidate, however he cannot find the requisite 293 alumni to recognize...
Attempts to stiffen requirements for older drivers can collide with other concerns. Many auto-insurance companies offer discount rates to drivers over 65 because they tend to drive less frequently and to avoid hazardous situations like rush-hour traffic and bad weather. Another issue is compassion: depriving many senior citizens of their licenses would amount to robbing them of their independence. "The use of a car is particularly important to older citizens," says Florida Congressman Claude Pepper, 88. "It's a vital link to the outside world...