Word: streaks
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...White Folks Must Go." So uneasy are some moderates over the growing streak of undirected anger in the rights movement that the N.A.A.C.P. and the Urban League have given the Mississippi march limited and lukewarm support. Their reservations seemed well founded. At one point last week the marchers took up the chant: "Hey, hey, what do you say? White folks must go, must go!" Retorted Mississippi's N.A.A.C.P. Field Director Charles Evers, whose brother Medgar was assassinated three years ago as a result of his civil rights activities: "If we are marching these roads for black supremacy...
...that many stations unwittingly played the record; others bleeped out the offending phrase. But, gloats Jagger, "They didn't understand the dirtiest line." That is the one where the girl pleads: "Baby, better come back later next week 'cause you see I'm on a losing streak." Says Jagger: "It's just life. That's what really happens to girls. Why shouldn't people write about it?" Why, indeed. Says one record promoter: "The kids with the clean songs are having a hard time coming up with hit songs...
...number of family dependents rather than talent), own a $500,000 guesthouse for visiting artists as well as half-interest in the $2,800,000 Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv, their permanent home. This, and the freedom from the discipline of a permanent conductor, has nurtured a strong streak of independence. "If the orchestra has any shortcomings," explains Mehta, "it is in its tendency toward musical anarchy. At rehearsals you suddenly find yourself in the middle of a brain trust over how a phrase should be played. Everyone has a suggestion, and everyone thinks that the way he played...
...Judging by statistics so far, Scott obviously has been guessing right. Last week he was the No. 3 batter in the American League (.351), led the league in homers (ten) and hits (34), ranked second in RBIs (24) and was merrily riding the crest of a 13-game hitting streak...
Last Saturday Army broke the Crimson track team's 26-meet victory string with a resounding win in the Heptagonals. Tomorrow the Cadets host Bill Mc-Curdy's runners with the hope of ending Harvard's dual meet streak...