Word: unites
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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From the day that Real Estate Investor Michael Sparks took over the 468-unit Twelve Oaks apartment complex in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, he knew what he wanted to do with it: get the children out and turn it into a singles development. At first he told tenants who have children that he would not renew their leases, but a 1909 Illinois statute was discovered prohibiting such a landlord action. Then Sparks decided to levy a $15-a-month head tax for each child in the buildings...
...pool of "acting talent" for photographers. Pornographers who stalk children at big-city bus stations find many victims eager to pose for $5 or $10-or simply for a meal and a friendly word. Says Lloyd Martin, head of the Los Angeles police department's sexually abused child unit: "Sometimes for the price of an ice-cream cone a kid of eight will pose for a producer. He usually trusts the guy because he's getting from him what he can't get from his parents-love." In many cases, the porn is a byproduct of child...
...British thermal unit, a measure of energy based on the quantity of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit...
...Inaugural parade, Jimmy Carter's reviewing stand was warmed by a specially constructed solar heating unit as a demonstration of his dedication to the cleanest and most abundant energy source available within existing technology. The energy package will provide federal funds for accelerated research leading to solar electrical generation. It will also give income tax credits up to $2,000 to homeowners who install solar heating units...
...part of their creed that the entire family is a unit in the future paradise, Mormons are required to trace their ancestors as far back as possible. Since the church was only founded in 1830, most of these forebears were not Mormons...