Word: beaching
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When not contesting, Mrs. Haley knits pillows to sell at the senior citizens center in Clearwater. She and Bill are also seashore bounty hunters. "We got a couple of old pocketbooks at the Goodwill, and we go out and walk along the beach with metal detectors," she explains. Their harvest has so far brought in coins, watches, fishing knives and a hubcap from a circa 1931 Essex. Says she: "People who say 'I can't find nothing to do' kill...
...David E. Beach '79: Lisa C. Hsia '80 bus service between the Sheraton and the campus as "a pain...
That would once have been a problem. But now the Miss America Pageant, Inc., officially discourages a va-va-va-voom image. The long strut past the judges in abbreviated beach costume is primly referred to as "swimsuit." But it still counts for one-sixth of the total points in the contest. And Christine will still have to put on a highly structured coral-hued number and parade in high heels before a fully clothed audience and a panel of judges. "I always said I'd never do it," she admits, "but it's really no big deal...
...compromise reached two weeks ago, Sohio agreed to pay $78 million for construction, operation and maintenance of the SoCal scrubber for 15 years, after which it becomes the utility's problem. If the deal survives other hurdles, including a November referendum in Long Beach on the city's proposal to lease space to Sohio for its terminal, work on the project could begin early next year. Even if it does, the pipeline will still not be ready to start pumping oil to those Texas refineries before...
...they finally mustered for an honor march across the square during John Paul's appearance on the balcony, but not?as is customary?before it. Vatican officials on the list of those who make the act of obedience to the Pope after the appearance were scattered, some at the beach. Such notables as Substitute Secretary of State Giuseppe Caprio scurried back just in time for Felici's announcement. They were not summoned into the Sistine Chapel for the obedience ritual, however. Like John XXIII, John Paul decreed that the Cardinals remain in sealed conclave overnight, presumably to hear the Pope...