Word: swings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Earlier in the week, the racquetmen dropped three of five tune-up contests on a swing through the South...
...Somalia, on the Horn of Africa, they advise the army as well as the Somali guerrillas who are active in the neighboring French territory of Afars and Issas (otherwise known as Djibouti), which is set to become independent this summer. And now, judging by Fidel Castro's current swing around Africa, they seem to be extending their influence to Ethiopia as well...
...leading a big band in 1935, adding a contagious beat to the style of big band jazz and making it a rage. Goodman was among the first to send recordings to the top of the national hit charts when they became an institution in the '30s. The King of Swing still plays foot-stomping music with smoothness and style. His old fans have not forgotten him, and his name has not been lost on later generations...
Goodman played on into the night; I could not say how long. We got lost in a river of swing that night. When Benny played smooth, he conjured bright images of a giant ballroom, like the inside of a wedding cake, where ethereal couples foxtrotted and tomorrow never came. When Benny made his clarinet wail, he raised memories of dark, empty places--lonely spots where it seemed the sun would never rise. He played to the heart of Friday night, but he was always a perfect gentleman. When he came back for an encore, he told the audience...
...have scornfully dubbed the "Cow Belt" because devout Hindu farmers do not slaughter the sacred animals. Big blocks of parliamentary seats from the Cow Belt have been crucial to all five of the Congress Party's national electoral victories since 1947. But while accompanying the candidates on a swing through the region, which includes Mrs. Gandhi's constituency in Uttar Pradesh, TIME'S New Delhi bureau chief Lawrence Malkin encountered widespread resentment of Indira's rule. "During the emergency, some local officials arbitrarily used the suspension of habeas corpus and other rights to arrest or harass...