Word: briere
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...quiet blue haze of North Carolina's high Pisgah National Forest, Ranger Ted Seely, 51, brier pipe in mouth, tramped through tree-darkened groves where waterfalls trickled down slopes and an occasional deer or groundhog darted into a clearing. His top worry of the day was checking the waters of the Pigeon, Hominy, Davidson and other rivers to be sure that they were flowing silt-free; miles below three North Carolina communities and some of the state's biggest paper, cellophane, rayon and nylon plants were depending on a steady 100 million gallons daily...
...Kippax ("Jock") Fearnought, 65 Ibs. of snuffling, bowlegged bulldog, got the kind of going-over that lavender-scented old ladies save for their lap dogs. A splendid anachronism from the days when Britons still baited bulls, 28-month-old Jock waddled into the ring without so much as a brier scratch or the toothmark of an honest alley fight on his tough red-and-white hide. Bored, and too lazy to walk a step more than necessary, he took the blue ribbon among nonsporting breeds...
...down. To attract imports from the U.S. and other countries, Sweden abolished tariffs and restrictions on about half its imports. Included on the free list: chemical products, leather goods, most metal products, all paper except newsprint, wood products, shoes, hats, pottery, rubber products, glassware, dried and canned fruits, rice, brier pipes, fountain pens. In addition, the Trade Ministry eased restrictions on most commodities still requiring licenses...
...Brier Patch. Granny has built herself a comfortable house, with a guest room that is almost always occupied by a visiting missionary, and a kitchen that seems crowded day and night by neighbors. She refuses all offers of a vacation in the U.S. simply because she is afraid something will prevent her from getting back...
...feel just like Brer Rabbit when he reared back in the brier patch. I'm just where I want to be," she explains. "I don't know a woman in the U.S. I'd want to change places with...