Word: named
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Persian army, rose to colonel, and in 1921 led a military revolt that finally ousted the last Shah of the Qajar dynasty in 1925. Even before he had seized the bejeweled Peacock Throne- for himself, he chose Pahlavi, one of the ancient languages of Persia, as his dynastic name...
...Never once did he mention what the fight was all about: control of the machine. Nineteen committeemen rose to endorse him. The most impassioned was Ed Kelly who, as president of the Chicago Park District, controls 3,000 jobs that Byrne has been trying to snatch away. "The Daley name is still magic," cried Kelly. "There are many lOUs in this room, lOUs that we owe to Richard Daley...
...made by Texas Instruments, signals for attention with a four-note tune when a child (or wondering adult) presses the On button. Then, when the Go button is pressed, the machine says, in a deep, pleasant, male voice, "Spell wash." The child presses W, and the machine pronounces the name of the letter: "Double-you." When the speller finishes punching the letter buttons, he presses Enter, and the machine says, "That is correct. Now spell extra." Or, if the speller has made a mistake, the machine says, "Wrong. Try again." The sentences are lifelike, and the pitch of the voice...
...papacy. The Pope mildly urged Turkey's oppressed Christian minority to esteem Islam for its shared moral and religious values. Dimitrios, in a pointed reference to events in Iran, deplored the "tragedy" of rising "religious fanaticism" and the "self-destruction of men and their faith, always in the name of God." In Istanbul, John Paul made brief tourist stops at Topkapi Palace and the ancient basilica of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom), which became a mosque after the Turks conquered the city in 1453, and is now a museum...
...spirit of such soft-core sports events as "Battle of the NFL Cheerleaders," "Battle of the Network Superstars," and "Battle of the Soap Opera Idols," ETS has introducted its own barely-athletic competition. Taking the best elements of "Name That Tune," "The Price is Right," and "Password Plus," ETS is now playing "Guess Your Score," a rigorous psychic battle pitting student against testing service official...