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Word: things (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Last week's cleanup, titled "The Thing in the Spring," was not a headline project. It was hardly a billion-dollar item and scarcely caused much of a dent in New York City's Augean malaise. But, along with dozens of similar efforts across the nation, it demonstrated-even as Congress balks at the billion-dollar programs that are truly needed-that individual hands and hearts are committed to alleviating the wretchedness of the inner city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: THE THING IN THE SPRING | 4/26/1968 | See Source »

Most of those who attended the work-shop were interested in teaching deferments. But Nicholas Warren, a teacher in Winchester, urged them not to go into teaching "unless you're really interested in kids and education and doing something to improve it--some-thing far beyond getting yourself out of the draft...

Author: By Nicholas Gagarin, | Title: Draft Union Conducts Workshops On Medical and II-A Deferments | 4/24/1968 | See Source »

...idea of local control is an old, old idea--and a traditionally American one--despite militant rhetoric which calls the same thing a revolution. Some recall that in the last century Roxbury was, in fact, an independent community--with power to decide many community issues itself...

Author: By Gar Alperovitz, | Title: An Unconventional Approach to Boston's Problems | 4/22/1968 | See Source »

...here's a funnier thing: he scored the game's winning touchdown. With just seven seconds remaining in the first half and Kubacki's North squad holding a 14-0 advantage, Purdue's Mark Vitali dropped back to pass and guess who he found free in the endzone? Naturally the South stormed back in the second half with three touchdowns, but a missed extra point after the final score produced a final tally of 21-20 in favor of the North. And Jim Kubacki, out of position and all, was the hero...sort...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Thanks for the Memories | 4/21/1968 | See Source »

...restrictions of a house dining-room set-up, Jims J. Rayland's simple sets and A. Powell Symond's lighting make ample use of the limited possibilities. But where the possibilities are any-thing but limited-for actors and directors-this festival disappoints...

Author: By Frank Rich, | Title: One-Acters | 4/19/1968 | See Source »

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