Word: uniform
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...history to which these people were born then takes over their thought. They remove their baseball jackets to put on the uniform of racial defense. "Yeah, they always put it on us", says one angry Black resident of the neighborhood when Marlene's brother is accused. Billy's fear of going to jail causes him to scream at Donna "who's gonna believe it? He's Black--I'm white. I got a record." It has all happened too many times before. Even the cop investigating the accident sees the police as actors with prescribed roles, "If we arrest...
Furthermore, these dissidents were not a uniform group; their styles and methods, background and temperament all differed. Some collected signatures, others wrote samizdat or self-published pamphlets. For some, politics became a full time job, for others dissent began only after professional work ended. Some never went public while others like Anatoly Marchenko kept his mittens, socks and toothbrush near his door in case he was sent to prison...
...surprising that the industry fails to bring forward a uniform and substantial package of data to support their petitions, for at present there is no formal request for such a package from any regulatory bodies," the report states...
...exceptional playing ability aside, the Kirkland House senior's dedication to the game in and out of uniform have earned her the squad's respect...
...green uniform gleaming with nine rows of ribbons on his chest and four silver stars on each epaulet, General Wojciech Jaruzelski strode to the rostrum of Warsaw's parliamentary chamber and formally took over as Poland's new Premier. In the clipped tones of a military commander, he addressed both a plea and a stern warning to the troubled nation. "I am appealing at this moment for three months of uninterrupted work, 90 days of calm," said the general. He went on to promise that his new government would be willing to sit down with Solidarity, the independent...