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Word: canning (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1970
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...college people, not established actors; they can afford to experiment with their own identities in creating the group. They have no established acting reputations on the line: there's no fear of losing a job. The producer handles income and outgo, without worrying about salaries and cutting expenses and canning people. A great problem in professional theatre is fear; actors are basically terrified of directors and producers all the time...

Author: By Michael B. Wallace, | Title: Theatron: A Novel College Theatre Concept | 2/24/1970 | See Source »

...black takeover are groundless. The Muslims, he says, have no plans other than turning the farm into "the showplace of the South," to supply high-quality food to Muslim restaurants and markets in several northern cities. The modern, $750,000 farm, with its own meatpacking and vegetable-canning operations, will provide 150 badly needed jobs for black and white local residents, add taxes to the county's income, and boost the business of local suppliers. But whites, remembering the fire-eating rhetoric of Malcolm X and the violence that has on occasion erupted among Muslims, remain unconvinced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Races: Muslims in Alabama | 2/2/1970 | See Source »

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