Word: vfw
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...many towns see parades like the one the "Town of Southie" enjoyed under sunny skies and amid melting mounds of snow. The marchers themselves--the South Boston VFW Post, Boy Scouts, the parish Knights of Columbus, the Catholic Youth Organization, and even the Harvard University Band--were amateurish compared to those who appear in the parades of most large cities, but this show was no Pasadena spectacular intended for viewed from a cordoned-off curbside...
...parade stepped off at 1 p.m. from Andrews Square, heading up Dorchester Street toward South Boston High School. As the parade-leading South Boston chapter of the VFW passed by, people left their favorite watering holes and dashed onto the street in time to cheer on units from the marines, navy and army...
Jimmy Carter has nothing to lose by declaring a universal, unconditional amnesty. Groups like the VFW and the American Legion, who are adamantly opposed to any form of amnesty, will probably protest even if Carter proclaims only a partial amnesty or "pardon." But a limited amnesty would generate protests indefinitely among the excluded victims of the Vietnam tragedy. It would certainly subvert any goal of reconciliation...
Ironically, the slump in the U.S. jetliner business seems to have spurred old competitors to new heights. By far the most noteworthy planes of 1975-the Concorde supersonic transport, the mediumrange, twin-engined Airbus A300B and the short-range Fokker VFW-614-were built by European consortiums. None of these craft pose an immediate threat to U.S. pre-eminence in the world market. But the European planes are of such quality that U.S. manufacturers now must watch not only one another but foreigners determined to open new horizons of excitement and speed in air travel...
...with its eternal glory. In Birminghan the "energy crisis" or at least the rising cost of electricity has precluded most outdoor decorations, but if the Southern industrialists are feeling the crunch, the Northern ones don't seem to. Some gentleman, purportedly with a crewcut and perhaps even a VFW, has consecrated his entire property to the glory of God. At least 30 small trees, not to mention the big ones, are strung with lights; a large manger scene graces his front lawn; his garage lit up like a chapel; and his house is the temple itself, supporting the Star...