Word: cleaning
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...unsuccessful effort to avert a strike against the Chicago & North Western, the U.S.'s third biggest railroad in track mileage. When Goldberg and Wirtz got back to Washington, they hurriedly washed up to get ready for a joint press conference. Goldberg asked Wirtz if he wanted to borrow a clean shirt. "No thanks," cracked Wirtz. "I'd rather try on your shoes...
...Paulo papers headlined it as Dia da Fuga, day of flight. But J?nio told a cheering crowd that election day, Oct. 7, will be Dia da Forra, day of redress. And slowly he has gained ground, especially among the lower classes, where his promises of economic reform and clean government strike home. He no longer talks about "if I'm elected," but speaks of "when I take office...
...Cafe Bizarre, a Greenwich Village coffeehouse that serves soft drinks, sawdust and beat poets at reasonable prices, aims for "armies and armies of young people," but refuses to label itself a teen-age club "because the phrase has a smell to it." Chicago's Fickle Pickle, a dark, clean rathskeller-type cafe, is a favorite of the 18-21 set, features nightclub-type entertainment for the price of one or two nonalcoholic drinks per person...
Home Run Mistakes. Born 30 years sooner, Runnells might well have been a candidate for baseball's Hall of Fame. A scientific hitter in the mold of Honus Wagner and Ty Cobb, Runnells smacks clean line drives, rarely swings at a bad pitch. He steals an occasional base, is a superb buntsman and a meticulous fielder. One mistake he rarely makes: hitting home runs. "When I get one over the fence," he says, "I'm doing something wrong," and in twelve seasons Runnells has cleared the fence only 46 times. "I was born to hit to leftfield...
...loyal, long-suffering, sweet little wife who is pitied by everybody-especially herself. Dreary little people in a dreary little manana republic; sick of the heat, sick of the natives, sick of themselves; each blaming the other for the mess they are in, both too weak and lazy to clean up or clear...