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Word: affair (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Martin and Lena trade bitter insults, Martin and Karen have an affair, Lena seduces Carl who in his thirties was still a virgin, then Lena drowns herself. And so on and so forth...

Author: By H. MICHAEL Levenson, | Title: The Avant-Garde and The Avant-Guardian | 7/27/1973 | See Source »

...pants which looked baggy--he had lost a lot of weight during the primaries. Danny told Southwick that the incredible success had surprised him a little. Later on in the campaign, Danny told me that Watergate was the only chance McGovern had to recover completely from the Eagleton affair, but he did say that in certain key areas McGovern was gaining at a rate which bore watching and hoping. At the time, Watergate didn't convince me as a redeeming issue, but Porter insisted that if enough came out, it could work...

Author: By Timothy Carlson, | Title: Danny D. Porter | 7/24/1973 | See Source »

Other luminaries in the press section include Norman Mailer--who showed up for just a few days--perhaps he decided that the whole affair was not bookworthy...

Author: By Paul T. Shoemaker, | Title: The Watergate Hearings: A Bird's Eye View | 7/24/1973 | See Source »

...stress, when he may be sleeping poorly and working too hard. Thus it is most unlikely that Nixon's illness provides any psychosomatic insights into his feelings about Watergate-but quite possible that his first bout with illness since becoming President is the indirect result of that unhappy affair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The Presidential Virus | 7/23/1973 | See Source »

...naturally have a fierce letch for her. The third desperado, a stronger and more reserved type named Jay Grobart (Burt Reynolds), intercedes on behalf of her honor. This causes all sorts of fraternal tensions during the trek across country, leading to violence, death and a highly unlikely romance. The affair is finally consummated when Jay sweeps the adoring Catherine up in his arms and mutters, "You are the god-damnedest woman I ever met," as he bears her off to bed in the hotel of a deserted mining town...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Square Dance | 7/23/1973 | See Source »

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