Word: butters
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...were, of course, the guitar-toting, goatee-growing beatniks; but for every one of these, there were probably two or three clergymen. There were Negroes in faded blue overalls; there were even more in stylish Ivy League suits. They swirled around the Monument's assembly ground, ate peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, passed around canteens filled with water (Washington had prohibited the sale of liquor for the day), tried to keep track of their children with no conspicuous success...
...march itself would go only from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial. But the march organizers made impressive logistical plans. They urged marchers to bring plenty of water-but not "alcoholic refreshments." They suggested peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, emphasized the shortcomings of mayonnaise "as it deteriorates, and may cause serious diarrhea." They reminded everyone to wear low-heeled shoes, to bring a raincoat, to wear a hat, to remember their sunglasses...
...visible changes in the company's "bread and butter" models aim for a sleeker appearance and simpler ornamentation. Fins on the Chrysler's rear fenders give the car a longer, more sculptured silhouette. Chrysler stylists eliminated the huge and unsightly vertical parking lights of the 1963 Plymouth, and gave the car a new front bumper and a lower, wider look. The new Dodge has slablike front fenders a la the current Oldsmobile, along with new horizontally placed dual headlights. The compact Valiant has a more massive horizontal front grille and vertical rear lights...
...children have adjusted more quickly to the Moscow life than he. Early this month Daughter Susan, 12, and Son Mark, 9, flew off to Copenhagen and summer camp. When they found out they were to fly by Soviet Aeroflot jet, they asked their mother to fix peanut-butter sandwiches. Explained Susan: "You can't expect us to eat caviar all the way to Copenhagen...
...butter head, chili bowl, ditty bob. Terms of contempt, used to refer to Negroes whose behavior embarrasses other Negroes...