Word: stoning
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...middle of its courtyard stands the Ka'ba, the holiest shrine of Islam. Given the honorific title of "House of God" by God Himself in the Koran, the Ka'ba has thus been venerated by Moslems. It is a simple four-walled structure of black, cemented stone, empty from the inside. Believed by Muslims to have been built first by Adam and later raised by the prophet Abraham and his son Ishmael in compliance with God's command, the Ka'ba remained a sacred place of worship throughout the history of pagan Arabia...
...going to have a very good spring," Horn says. He points to the increasing expertise of co-captains Russell Long and Jim Hammitt, and the depth provided by other skippers such as Steve Strittmatler, Nick Stone and Andy Efstathiou. Horn notes that the team has survived the loss of last year's co-captains Tom Reps and All-American Terry Neff, without going into a tailspin. Now he says all the Crimson skippers need before they have a truly superlative season is a lot more sailing time...
...facilities at Medford High, located on a hill next to a woodland preserve, are superb. Eight interconnected stone and brick buildings in one giant comprehensive and vocational school, with a gym just short of a football field in size and the second largest indoor swimming pool in the state. The much esteemed math and science departments?which offer such courses as computer programming, calculus and earth science?have at their command a computer with eleven keyboards The facilities for vocational education, which train 471 of Medford's 3,548 students, include a fully equipped school of cosmetology When Medford High...
...High is a product of the prosperous, progressive '60s. Built in 1968 on 80 acres of farm land across the Iowa River from the downtown area, the three-story brick and stone building was designed with the latest educational theories in mind. The $4.5 million school was provided with a 2,000-spectator gym, a little theater, a music wing and a large central commons area for student socializing...
...first women's sporting event to be played in Harvard Stadium, but the splendid surroundings did not perk up the Crimson women's play. Following the Yale loss, Harvard knocked off Keene State in the first round of the consolations, 3-1, on goals by Gwill York, Jenny Stone, and Julie Kornman...