Word: suits
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...major drive began last month to finance research for a class action suit charging Brown University with sex discrimination in hiring, promotion, contract renewal and tenure procedures...
Compare this with the sensitively understated Gilman as prim Miss Prism, Cecily's spinster governess. Severe in a herringbone suit, her frizzy yellow hair drawn back tightly in a bun, Gilman stands in her characteristic pose, hands clasped in front of her, and expresses dismay, skepticism and repressed lust with utter conviction...
...recent peace of federal legislation that Buckley found particularly disturbing was the new federal Campaign Financing Law that limited the amount an individual could spend on his own campaign and placed a ceiling on total campaign expenditures. In a suit joined by former Senator and now presidential candidate Eugene J. McCarthy, Buckley successfully argued that the spending limits unconstitutionally abridged Frist Amendment guarantees of the right of free expression...
...kids they logged a lot of time in front of the tube watching the late show. Gable, not Dylan, became their hero; Carousel, not Hair, their fantasy musical. Grown up, their look is zoot-suit city: double-breasted and pin-stripe for the gents, shoulder pads and scarlet lipstick for the lady. The New York quintet call themselves Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, and their RCA debut LP is this season's breakaway disco act. The sound: musical gliss that ripples across five decades and combines Hollywood star dust and big-band elegance with Afro-Cuban cross...
...like this only for performances," says Sugar-Coated, who plays vibes. In the '60s, he explains, society drifted further and further away from his dreams. So he turned the clock backward. While rock musicians continue to play in their undershirts, Sugar-Coated decks out in a three-piece suit and a gray fedora...