Word: block
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After walking a block, Barber checked his bag and found the cash gone...
Next thing we knew, George McGovern, the son of a pastor and an obvious chip off the old block, was running (badly) for President. Jimmy Carter (who made it) and John Anderson (who did not) were virtually lay ministers before and during their political careers. Now we are inundated with Presidents and candidates who have a strong evangelical tinge or background. Both Walter Mondale and his wife are the children of preachers. Gary Hart, who once planned to become a minister, comes out of deep Bible country in Kansas, attended a religious college, then went on to the Yale Divinity...
...unexpectedly, the proposed joining of the two giants set off a gusher of criticism from consumer groups and politicians. In Congress, critics threatened legislation either to block the deal or at least to prevent any further oil mergers. Thundered Ohio Congressman John Seiberling, a Democrat: "It is time to send a message to the oil industry-unrestrained mergers between huge companies suppress competition, endanger our energy independence and threaten productive drive in this country...
Even so, many physicians prefer to err on the side of caution. "No one knows the risk factors," says Dr. Jokichi Takamine, chairman of the American Medical Association's task force on alcoholism. He believes that pregnant women should abstain completely. Atlanta Obstetrician Donald Block, for one, is delighted with the idea of the warning signs. He says, "Now when I tell pregnant women not to drink, they are prepared...
Harvard police stationed three patrol cars and numerous police officers at Mass Hall when the demonstrators arrived. A uniformed policeman ran to block the door of Mass Hall as marchers drew near the building and he remained in front of the door until the group disbanded...