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...Parres J. Mitchell (D-Md.) expressed the overall theme of the conference when he said in his closing address, "Wherever Black strength is concentrated we must ally ourselves to that strength." He warned Black students that they face a "new velvet racism" whose tactics are subtle but destructive...

Author: By Farah J. Griffin, | Title: Black Leaders Debate Tactics At K-School Politics Forum | 11/15/1982 | See Source »

...side, Wendy Smith plays a mandolin with a country band called Blue Velvet. His friend Donald Clay, a Ford worker in Ypsilanti, Mich., also has a band, North Country Grass. "We was raised up together," says Wendy. "There was only one well on Ranger Ridge, and his daddy had it, and we carried water from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Detroit: A Dream on Hold | 11/8/1982 | See Source »

...perhaps the most beautiful ride I have ever taken, along winding mountain roads and through tunnels carved into the hills. All around us and below, the lights of Monaco sparkled on in the early morning darkness, like so many precious stones in the folds of a rich, dark velvet blanket. I thought of the princess, tucked safely away in her palace in this fairy tale land, and I thought of the words "happily ever after...

Author: By Charles W. Slack, | Title: Grace's Story | 9/21/1982 | See Source »

...proposal came as part of a petition by a Concord-based Indian organization, which asked for the use of city property for a regional festival. In return for his backing. Vellucci was promised the title of Chief Little Velvet a loose translation of his Italian surname...

Author: By Joseph Garcia and Steven R. Swartz, S | Title: The Big Summer News Around Town | 9/21/1982 | See Source »

...What the heck, never having golf lessons helped some." As Nelson says with envy but without resentment, "Hogan and I worked hard to perfect our swings. Sam was born with his." Even the best golfers' swipes show the strain of their various checkpoints, but Snead still makes his velvet swing seem the most natural thing for a man to do. Over the decades, only Sam has noticed much change. "Some rusty spots," he said. "I'm not as strong as I was when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Still Suited to a Tee | 6/7/1982 | See Source »

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