Word: starting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in turn taking over the center's clinic and establishing its comprehensive home-care program-and a movie-star-studded practice of her own. In July 1965, she volunteered to examine Watts children who were beginning the Office of Economic Opportunity's Head Start program, and was appalled...
...assistant, Alfredo DeJesus, picked education as the next mobilizing issue. Last spring they marched 40 children and their mothers down to the headquarters of SNAP (South End Neighborhood Action Program), the local branch of the War on Poverty. The group demanded that SNAP give them funds to start their own version of Head-start, a tutoring program for pre-school children. Reginald Eaves, director of SNAP, gave his consent, and appropriated $700 to pay for textbooks and supplies. Several mothers volunteered as teachers, and the "Action School" opened in a local church...
Goldberg, perhaps the most popular and underplayed member of the Crimson squad, recovered from a staphylococcus infection at the season's start to become the top halfback reserve. Manchester, who has been plugging away at defensive safety for three frustrating seasons, was rewarded with a promotion this week, from nowhere to Tom Williamson's understudy. And Vitale, who impersonated six All-Ivies in practice last year, still helps coach Loyal Park by running opposition offenses against the first-string defenders he never became...
These men take Tombstone, Arizona, as their hunting preserve. Garner (Wyatt Earp) and Ryan (Ike Clanton) kill each other's brothers for a start, then proceed to the unrelated near and dear. Since Earp rides a white horse, he's the good guy. Clanton's bad--he sets other men to do his killings and, supposedly under his influence, they take aim when an enemy's back is turned and his pistol is glued to his holster...
...Senator got off to a promising start at the rally preceeding the College Young Democrat's banquet at the Hotel Continental. The advance work by his undergraduate supporters attracted a large crowd. His speech was restrained, but the crowd liked him. McCarthy drew them in with the classical oratorical trick of shouting out a question and letting the audience roar back its reply...