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Word: tearful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...above was funny), it was no surprise to me that my phone never called me to gridiron glory, but this year's draft passed by a few quite legitimate pro prospects. We all know about Harvard's own Jim Curry; he's had the talent and potential to tear any league wide open, yet no team was willing to give him a chance to prove...

Author: By Bob Baggott, | Title: A Rough Draft | 5/9/1978 | See Source »

...protesters said they will be prepared for any tactics which may be used against them, and added that authorities may use tear gas and water cannons, although they may totally ignore the protesters...

Author: By Janet S. Walker, | Title: Harvard Group Plans to Join Clamshell Sit-in | 5/2/1978 | See Source »

Halfway between a colonial past and an uncertain political future, Namibia is already a stricken land, threatened by an incipient civil war that has begun to tear it apart. Last week, even as the U.N. Security Council debated a proposal by its five Western members (the U.S., Britain, France, West Germany and Canada) for a political solution to Namibia's problems, thousands of members of the territory's Herero tribe gathered to pay tribute to their fallen leader, Chief Clemens Kapuuo, who had been slain by his political enemies. He was no ordinary tribal elder but the head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AFRICA: The Struggle for Namibia | 4/24/1978 | See Source »

...under the Code of Professional Responsibility. In the late 1960s, idealistic young lawyers persuaded blue chip firms to let them do pro bono publico work, representing indigents on the firms' time at their regular salaries. Moreover, small-town lawyers have long been known to dispense free legal advice or tear up the bill for a strapped client. And school and hospital boards are often populated with lawyers who in addition to getting known around town perform valuable public services...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Those | 4/10/1978 | See Source »

...watch the Mets, unless you're at Shea with a couple of sixpacks of Rheingold. Do shed a tear for Jerry Koosman, one of the classiest guys in sports...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Play Ball! Pro Baseball Dusts Off This Week | 4/4/1978 | See Source »

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