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Word: rushing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Then Ambassador Kenneth Rush returns to the Decline of Everything theme explored earlier in the day. Finally, Chaban-Delmas receives his award and praises liberty in charmingly broken English...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Washington: A Pride of Former Spooks | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

...rush to launch his campaign so that he can combat the power of the Carter incumbency, Kennedy this week will make the official announcement of his candidacy at historic Faneuil Hall in his native Boston. California Governor Jerry Brown, who has been planning his own run against Carter for more than a year, is expected to follow suit the next day at the National Press Club in Washington. Republican Howard Baker, the minority leader of the U.S. Senate, last week made his candidacy official. Next week former California Governor Ronald Reagan will announce his latest attempt. On this, his third...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: May the Best Man Win | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

Mather's defense, particularly the pass rush, did the job for the rest of the contest...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Eliot, Mather Yale-Bound | 11/7/1979 | See Source »

...prisoner's buttocks to define the target zone; then the two floggers, alternating strokes, began to whack his rump. After each blow, the whipper would dance back a few steps; turning with acrobatic grace, he would twirl his cane like a drum major's baton and rush forward to strike the next blow. The victim's body writhed in agony with each fall of the cane. He cried out: "Allah Akbar!" (God is great). After four strokes, the young convict screamed out for the doctor. After six, he was given a few sips of water. After twelve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PAKISTAN: Whips of God | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

...local liquor store in Charlottesville is third highest in the state. One Charlottesville wholesaler even offers a ''Dial-a-keg" service, complete with a fleet of truck drivers equipped with radio-telephone beepers, to keep up with scholarly thirst. But at a recent University of Virginia fraternity rush, guests actually drained the Pepsi kegs before the beer ran out. ''That had never happened before," says Associate Dean of Students Annette Gibbs, adding, "Boy, were they embarrassed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Going Back to the Booze | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

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