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...Take a sandwich so you don't starve to death. You'll be there till the polls close...

Author: By Peter Southwick, | Title: Ward 10, Manchester | 3/17/1972 | See Source »

...extend their slave-trade resources. Portugal waged war for human capital, either capturing the Africans or buying them cheaply from black client chieftans. One explanation of their march on Angola and forcible seizure of its natives is that the cotton cloth and other goods which the Portugese had up till then used in barter for slaves were of such inferior quality that the Africans refused to do business. Indeed, through the history of her subjugation of Angola, Portugal-known as the "little Turkey of the Occident"-has used force where the loftier French and English imperialists used subtler means...

Author: By David R. Ignatius, | Title: Gulf in Angola | 3/14/1972 | See Source »

...That's all. Save for the bebuttoned wards and healers, the people remain impassive. Who knows what's in their minds, other than the snow that still is coming down. The boys on stage no longer know what's next, but you can be sure they'll never rest 'till they've given 'em all they...

Author: By Gregg J. Kilday, (SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON) | Title: GOPs Exalt God and Country at Nixon Rally | 3/4/1972 | See Source »

However, all was not lost, as Daly pointed out while explaining the injury later this afternoon: "He'll probably be at home for three weeks and on crutches till May, but there's no doubt he'll be ready for softball season...

Author: By M. DEACON Dake and Robert Decherd, S | Title: Torn Tendon Sidelines President Bok | 3/4/1972 | See Source »

...political correctness remains important too, and the ablest serve on the factory's all-powerful revolutionary committee. Even large Western-style factories with assembly lines are not air-conditioned or heated; workers sweat in hot weather, shiver in the cold. The actual work hours are from 8:30 till noon and from 1 to 4:30; the pace, by American standards, is fairly relaxed. Unless an afternoon study session is scheduled, the worker is then free to go home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Life in the Middle Kingdom | 2/21/1972 | See Source »

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