Word: cleaning
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...deck of the Princeton, Stafford, Cernan and Young looked remarkably fresh as they emerged from the recovery helicopter. Clean-shaven, clad in neat, light blue flight overalls (they had changed aboard the helicopter), the astronauts were greeted by cheers from the Princeton's white-suited sailors and the shrill welcoming notes of boatswain's pipes. Then Stafford summarized the feelings of the crew with a sentence that a few years ago would have been appropriate only in science fiction: "It's really great to be back from the moon...
...medical profession has had two years, from May, 1967, to May, 1969, to clean house: to take up generic prescribing and rid itself of unhealthy financial ties to the drug industry but has failed to act. On the contrary, medical spokesmen even here in Massachusetts which has a larger share of enlightened doctors than any other state, have gone before the legislature and argued against the progressive and highly desirable Serlin Bill which would require doctors to write at least the generic name for a drug product on every prescription...
After the wretched exhibition of ball playing of last Saturday the game which the nine put up yesterday was a surprise and relief to everyone. It showed that when forced to it Harvard can play good ball. For the most part the fielding was clean and brisk and the batting was sharp and timely. Highlands pitched a good cool game, allowing but three men bases on balls and keeping Princeton down to seven scattered hits. His base running in the fifth inning was one of the features of the game. Scannell was a little unsteady at times, muffing two third...
...This processor for filling out the book does not work out nearly so badly as one would expect, though. The instant success that followed Kunen's first appearance in New York magazine did not spoil his cruelly observant eye. Nor does frequent borrowing from Mailer and Salinger corrupt a clean and engaging style...
...cultural shock. They became high on novelty. Inside the truck, they felt like monsters caged for the first time with a crew of other wild apes. They suddenly discovered upholstered chairs instead of logs, porcelain plates instead of tin cans ... silverware, firm ground, women, bright colors, music boxes. The clean, fragile people around them in the town were tense; they walked in odd bursts of nervous movement and talked too quickly...