Word: centralize
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...cliff dwellers still roll out their gaily colored futons (quilts) at night, and drape them over balcony railings to air during the day. But the traditional toko-noma, the alcove in which the family displayed its scrolls and flower arrangements, has given way to built-in cupboards. Central heating has taken the place of the hibachi (brazier) and of the kotatsu, the hole in the floor filled with hot coals to keep the family feet warm...
...food is wretched, the beds are lumpy and the place has no central heating. But to Turkey's top newsmen, a stay at the "Ankara Hilton" has become a matter of personal and professional pride. Reason: the wryly nicknamed "Ankara Hilton" is the special bullpen in Ankara's Central Prison for newsmen who have dared to criticize the government of Turkey's Premier Adnan Menderes...
Blameworthy Bull. The bulk of the Japanese navy was divided into four groups. Two minor groups made up the southern force, which was supposed to steam through Surigao Strait between Leyte and Mindanao. The main striking group was the central force, under Vice Admiral Kurita. which was to steam through San Bernardino Strait north of Leyte between Samar and Luzon. Like two arms of a nutcracker, the two fleets were to converge on Leyte Gulf, wipe out. amphibious and supply craft there, and isolate MacArthur's forces on the island. A third (northern) force under Vice Admiral Ozawa...
...dormitories, and a good walk from the clubs. The first two-hundred man unit will house students and tutors together, a 5,000 to 10,000 volume library, common rooms and a dining hall--all in the same building. The later two units will be linked onto the central building...
...sign in Moors Hall had said Central Square only, the notice in the paper had mentioned the fire station as an alternative, and this was the fire station; but aside from a few engines, shiny red and rust-free there was nothing here and the only person in sight was this man behind the desk and he was busy...