Word: brighter
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...newsstands, where unsold papers now seem a vanishing luxury. Other economies are being sought. The Martinsburg (W. Va.) Journal has compressed its editorial and comic sections down to half a page; the Hillsboro (Ore.) Argus has trimmed its obituary columns by leaving out the names of pallbearers. Seeking a brighter alternative, the Charleston (W. Va.) Sunday Gazette-Mail dipped into a reserve stock of tinted newsprint and ran off an edition splashed with pink, green and yellow...
...which they repeat nine times. The wives then proceed to their day, which consists of eight hours of unmitigated jealousy and fear. The jealousy is exhibited at wash time. During this period they stare enviously at their neighbor's laundry, which is always whiter-and the colored things brighter-than their own. With wide eyes, they then proceed to learn a series of mysterious monosyllables, among them Biz, Fab, Cheer, Dash, All and Bold. They do not exhibit fear until nightfall, or on weekend afternoons. At these points the MOTHER-IN-LAW arrives for a white-glove inspection...
...Radcliffe racquetwomen have no organized practices, no regular coach, no dressing room, no showers and no indoor courts on which to practice during the winter. In spite of this, the team managed to have a winning season last Spring. Things look even brighter for this year's season...
There may be brighter days ahead for Radcliffe's crew. The oarswomen over the past three years have put up with abominable scheduling for practices, understaffing, underfunding and virtually every other sort of administrative hassle imaginable. In spite of it all, they have put together excellent seasons...
...They all have a stake in it," Kissinger says. They have been dealt in by Nixon. They can have a summit or some help, and there is a brighter future in trade than in bombs...