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Word: hometown (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...undergraduates here agree that the university branch is more intellectual than their churches back home. Hagee's perspective is typical: Her ward in Missouri is largely bluecollar, while the church here is predominantly professionals. Talks at the Cambridge church are often witty and well written, but at Hagee's hometown congregation there are often speeches by young children and teenagers. Another Mormon says that while services here center on church philosophy, those at home often try to prove the historical truth of the church, such as the revelations of Joseph Smith, its founder...

Author: By Charles E. Shepard, | Title: Doubters in the Temple | 1/23/1976 | See Source »

Radcliffe's field hockey team dropped its second straight heartbreaker yesterday, a 1-0 loss at the hands of host Wellesley College. The tense debacle was marred by instances of inept officiating and a volatile group of hometown partisans...

Author: By Jon Ledecky, | Title: Wellesley Stickers Whitewash' Cliffe, 1-0 | 11/7/1975 | See Source »

...Mayor who, in this election year, certainly put their tickets to good use. Various Washington celebrities and their families--Brookes and Kennedys, Ford children, Cabinet members, congressmen from around the country--accounted for two or three hundred more tickets. Sports writers and their friends received about six hundred. Hometown radio and television stations and newspapers were also given a share. Scalpers, in a class of their own, got hold of an unknown number of tickets and sold them for as much as $100 apiece...

Author: By Fred Hiatt, | Title: Let Them Watch Television | 11/4/1975 | See Source »

...future, the register will contain only a freshman's hometown, in addition to his name and expected concentration...

Author: By Marc Witkin, | Title: Freshman Register Drops Addresses | 10/15/1975 | See Source »

Thirty seconds later another defensive lapse, an Amherst corner kick, a nice combination of headers, and the visitors were up, 2-1. Just as the hometown boys were developing a "let's get it together, gang" attitude, Lord Jeff winger Phil Thorton decided the cake needed a little frosting and popped in the final goal of the day's outing...

Author: By Richard J. Doherty, | Title: Lord Jeffs Outkick Listless Crimson Footmen, 3-1; Porous Defense Paves Path for First Soccer Loss | 10/15/1975 | See Source »

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