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Word: subs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...task forces that are drawing up position papers for him on energy, foreign policy and other issues; 2) appoint no whites who are clearly unacceptable to the black community (that assurance was not explicitly stated but strongly hinted at); and 3) if elected, appoint blacks to key Cabinet and sub-Cabinet posts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Mobilizing the Black Bloc | 5/17/1976 | See Source »

...major economic and political changes. India had to import massive quantities of U.S. grain, and poor farm yields in the Soviet Union undermined the power of Premier Nikita Khrushchev and contributed to his downfall. The Soviets also suffered agricultural disasters in 1972 and 1974. The drought-prone countries of sub-Saharan Africa have not yet recovered from a recent six-year period of little or no rain. Rice shortages hit Asia in 1974, while the vital monsoon rains came late to India. In 1974, after a bumper 1973 crop, excessive rain in the spring, summer drought and early frost caused...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Forecast: Famine? | 5/17/1976 | See Source »

...student porter can receive a grade of good, adequate, or poor, and he always does well overall. But he fails the white glove test in the sub-categories, especially where the water runs most often. TOILETS: chrome fixtures--good, top and inside area--adequate, underneath area--poor, area to the rear--poor. SHOWERS AND BATHTUBS: chrome fixtures--good, soap dish--adequate, floor and bottom twelve inches of wall..."What...

Author: By Tom Wright, | Title: Bab-O, Brooms, and Toilet Bowls | 5/10/1976 | See Source »

...almost had to eat his words, though, as the squad mustered a second-place finish behind UMass after unleashing a fusillade of sub-eighty rounds. The team's finish staggered the likes of Dartmouth and B.C., who topped the Crimson earlier in the campaign...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Linksmen Rally in NCAA Qualifying Tourney | 5/10/1976 | See Source »

...noisy. And the stacks are dismal, like being swallowed by a Leviathan. Except they're entertaining too. Like every now and then you run across ancient books made out of sheepskin, or with pages bolted together with metal things, or even the Playboy collection down on some sub-level...

Author: By Tom Blanton, | Title: What Were These People Doing in Widener Yesterday at 4 p.m.? | 5/5/1976 | See Source »

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