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Word: adjourned (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...played drums on Bruce's first two albums) and Garry Tallent (now bass guitarist for the E Street Band). They all would appear at a dive called the Upstage Club for $15 a night, work from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., then party together, play records and adjourn till the next afternoon, when they would meet on the boardwalk to check the action and talk music. For sport everyone played Monopoly, adding a few refinements that made the game more like the Jersey boardwalk they knew. There were two special cards: a Chief McCarthy card (named in honor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Backstreet Phantom of Rock | 10/27/1975 | See Source »

Councilor Thomas W. Danehy called the accusation "smear tactics" and asked that the council adjourn until City Solicitor Edward D. McCarthy can rule on the possibility of a conflict of interest...

Author: By David A. Copithorne and Barry R. Sloane, S | Title: Protesters Charge Mayor With Conflict of Interest | 10/8/1974 | See Source »

Vellucci's motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote just before the council moved to adjourn...

Author: By Lewis Clayton, | Title: Council Declares Housing Project Emergency | 5/7/1974 | See Source »

Womack said that because the resolution was placed at the end of the docket, the chances were "not good" that it would come up for a vote. "Someone could always move to adjourn, which requires no debate" he said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Womack to Move Strong Resolution Attacking Bombing | 2/13/1973 | See Source »

More concretely, members of both houses expressed stronger sentiment than ever to cut off funds for the Viet Nam War unless Nixon quickly negotiates peace (see story, page 11). Indignant at Nixon's bombing tactics while Congress was in adjournment, Mansfield proposed that it never again adjourn sine die, retaining instead the right to call itself back into special session-a brusque indication that Mansfield does not trust Nixon. Rather than waiting for the President to present his legislative requests, Mansfield and Albert both listed priorities of their own-mainly bills that Nixon had vetoed last year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: The Crack in the Constitution | 1/15/1973 | See Source »

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