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Word: disruption (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Student organizers of the protest, which continued today, said yesterday they were generally pleased with the turnout and had not intended to draw crowds large enough to disrupt breakfast service...

Author: By Erik J. Dahl, | Title: 'Eat-In' Protest Is Small, But Petition Attracts 900 | 9/29/1977 | See Source »

...poorly for feminists in Houston. Antiabortionists, members of the Total Woman movement and other conservatives have elected between 15% and 20% of the state delegates to the meeting. The Ku Klux Klan claims to control at least one official state delegation-Mississippi's-and has threatened to disrupt the meeting. Summed up one delegate: "It's kind of a reverse '60s, with the regressive forces threatening to disrupt us." But Liz Carpenter, Lady Bird Johnson's former press secretary and now a top leader in the ERA drive, had a soothing prediction: "Houston is not going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sexes: Women's Movement Under Siege | 9/26/1977 | See Source »

ALTHOUGH Observatory Hill residents have protested strongly against Radcliffe's proposed construction of an athletic facility for the use of Quad residents, it is not apparent that the building, as it has been designed, will disrupt the quality of life in the neighborhood. In fact, it will serve a much needed function for the Radcliffe community...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Observatory Hill | 9/23/1977 | See Source »

...proposed construction has drawn fire from many residents of Arlington, who argued that the new subway stops would attract commercial developers who would in turn disrupt neighboring areas with large shopping and hotel complexes...

Author: By Francis J. Connolly, | Title: Construction Will Begin Soon On Extension of Subway Line | 9/22/1977 | See Source »

...requiring students "to show full respect to the flag while the pledge is given merely by standing at attention." Last week Federal District Court Judge H. Curtis Meaner declared the requirement unconstitutional. But the judge added a cautionary note: "Of course, the student has no right to disrupt the classroom-to jump up and down, play a drum, sing a song, pound on the table." So far no libertarian has attacked this injunction as an abridgment of freedom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: Limits to Freedom: No Drum-Playing, Please | 8/29/1977 | See Source »

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