Word: projects
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...bright morning sun on Saturday, about 100 blacks and whites gathered for the anti-Klan march among the grimy brick duplexes in Greensboro's Morningside Manor housing project. Most of the demonstrators were dressed in jeans and blue work shirts; some wore hard hats. Suddenly a mustard-colored van and several cars pulled up. They were filled with Klansmen and supporters who shouted racial slurs. The marchers responded by beating on the cars with sticks...
Pekkanen embarked on this two-year project with a personal sense of need. Because of a congenital heart defect, he has been plagued for much of his life with health problems that require medical attention. But, he says, " felt I had often been steered to second-rate people." Seeking the best, Pekkanen mailed out questionnaires to 500 specialists, tallied the more than 300 replies, then conducted follow-up telephone or personal interviews. The key question asked each physician: "If you or a member of your family were ill with a problem in your own specialty, whom would...
...arrogance of mighty sovereign nations. But officials never even debate the merits and drawbacks of nationalization; it's outside the narrow range of the politically possible. One type of government enterprise with historical precedent is the crash program to cope with a crisis or meet a technological challenge. "Manhattan project" and "moonshot" are ritual utterances for politicians trying to summon the national will...
WHEN MEYER SCHAPIRO began to analyze modern art in the 1940's, he brought with him the distinguished reputation of a medieval scholar and the enthusiasm for a new project. Now, 30 years later, he has collected ten essays which allow him to interweave artistic theory and specific case studies with great skill and ease. Although his unclear writing and intolerant posture often mar Modern Art, Schapiro's analyses are intriguing and worth reading...
...basically issueless campaign, many observers felt that Timilty's failure to project a "mayoral image" contrasted with White's insistence that Timilty would be unable to run the city...