Word: armed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Washington, where tourists were thick as the pink blossoms on the Japanese cherry trees last week, a shabby, middle-aged woman attracted no attention when she entered the line of sightseers winding through the White House one morning. Tucked under her arm was a folded newspaper; in the fold were three matchboxes, a crumpled packet of cellophane and paper napkins...
...arm's length away from Gruenther stood Premier Mollet, solemn in black Homburg. When it came his turn to speak, he seized the occasion to pledge anew his government's dedication to the NATO alliance. "I need not repeat to you," he said, "that France will re-establish at the very earliest possible moment the full strength of her contribution to the common defense on continental soil...
Since watching the Japanese use it with remarkable success in the 1932 Olympics, most coaches have taught the glide stroke. "The logic of it sounds terrific," Coach Counsilman concedes. "Each arm gets a chance to rest up front until the other arm swings forward." But for all its attraction, the glide stroke seemed to Counsilman as time-wasting as stop-and-go driving. He preferred the continuous pace of his own windmill style, went so far as to work its advantages into a Ph.D. thesis. Counsilman found that Subject Breen's kick was relatively weak, but instead of beefing...
Minute later two blackbooted city cops turn up. Hampton looked big, now looks small. Cops grab him. One each arm. Goes quietly. Band watches, bemused. Nobody else wants to jump into Lionel's den. Audience shocked. Screams and catcalls. Some laughter...
...with the Golden Arm. A hot dealer deals himself a cold card: heroin...