Word: bedded
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...cramped Brooklyn apartments of the two witnesses. Police in pairs stayed with them day and night. For both menand their wives-the homecoming was a nightmare. "How can I clean house with policemen in the way?" lamented Mrs. Noto. "How can we sleep? If my husband goes to bed, one policeman sits at the bedroom door and another by the window. All they need to do is put one under the bed...
...last six months the U.S. has had some economic sniffles and sneezes. Has the rest of the world taken to its bed? Not Great Britain, France and West Germany, who are, in fact, walking more erect than any time since World War II. However, since there is usually a time lag between a downturn in the U.S. and its effects on the rest of the world, businessmen thought it too early to tell whether the stalwarts of Europe would be affected. But in countries whose economies are most closely tied in with the U.S., e.g., Canada, Mexico, there was some...
...Isolated Position. The valor of the Light Brigade went unnoticed by Lord Cardigan, who returned to his yacht, had a light supper and some champagne and went to bed. All he admitted later was "some apprehension that for a general his isolated position was unusual." Not once had he noticed the valley, strewn with dead and dying. Some 700 horsemen made the charge; only 195 came back...
...told him that he wanted a technician immediately. After some argument, Ansley agreed and a technician grabbed a plane, installed the piano, and flew back again. With the piano installed, Schine sat down, ran his fingers along the keyboard and said "Well, I guess I'll go to bed...
Within the class rooms, chairs would be equipped with lights which flashed on when the assigned seat was occupied. With this double check those who might have hidden under their bed or in the closet would be caught and promptly disciplined. Nobody would suffer; the lecturers could be guaranteed a peak audience and proper acoustics. But most important of all, the University could take pride in stopping the serpent-tongued cutting habit before it could start...