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Word: speakes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Though it is difficult to gauge the depth of disillusionment, a younger Communist dissident notes that "this Leninism business is only a maneuver to avoid a general discussion of party matters. The leaders speak of liberalism, but obedience remains the word. They simply want to maintain their positions. It's a combination of personal ambition and opportunistic policy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: Democracy v. Authority | 5/1/1978 | See Source »

...already there. Jack Kirkland's death two months after Gelsey's 16th birthday momentarily brought the sisters together but did not dampen a long-simmering rivalry between the two. Gelsey's determination to be a better dancer than anyone else definitely included Johnna. Soon the sisters did not speak. Balanchine apparently did not help matters. Johnna remembers him asking Gelsey, "Why can't you do an adagio like your sister? Go home with your sister and have her teach you how to do an adagio." Johnna was told to learn jumping from Gelsey. The result was predictable. Says Johnna...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dance: U.S. Ballet Soars | 5/1/1978 | See Source »

...Monday at 8 p.m., Albert I. Rabin of Michigan State University will speak on "Child Development in the Kibbutz: 20 Years Later" in Conference Area 1 of Gutman Library...

Author: By Gideon Gil, | Title: No Snappy Titles | 4/27/1978 | See Source »

...plagued screenplay leaves you numb in parts, one of those ubiquitous Bee Gee standards is waiting just around the corner to rouse you from your slumber.CENTER SCREEN presents both Frank Mouris [in person] and his "Frank Film," Friday, 8 p.m. at the Carpenter Center. Caroline Ahlfirs Mouris will also speak...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kubrick Gets His Kicks; Hawks Hyperventilates | 4/27/1978 | See Source »

With the controversy over last week's television series on the Holocaust still simmering, the appearance here of Telford Taylor, the chief counsel for the U.S. in the Nuremburg Trials, is very timely. He will speak on "Guilt and Responsibility in the Third Reich" next Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Science Center...

Author: By Gideon Gil, | Title: No Snappy Titles | 4/27/1978 | See Source »

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