Word: clothed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...sunken ship. When the Germans arrived, they found the freighter stripped clean, presumably by human chains of skindivers working at night. At the same time, the vicoli (back alleys) of Naples were ablaze with Oriental rugs hung out to dry and the narrow streets shaded by bolts of damp cloth stretched from window to win dow. The stalls of Forcella were glutted with wet Olivetti typewriters selling for as little...
...personifies the bizarre, make-believe world that he dominates. "I've always wanted to stay in the background," he insists, primping his scraggly, Prince Valiant locks. But his attire could hardly be called a camouflage. Standard costume: stiletto-pointed boots with three-inch Cuban heels, tight pants, cloth cap, Davy Crockett pullover. He ignores the rude hoots that greet his progress down the street, confides that "in case of real trouble I could literally kill a guy. I've studied karate for years...
Random telephone calls to Radcliffe last night showed that a substantial segment of students are wearing sack-cloth and ashes. "I'm really broken up. I want to know what she looks like," walled the young lady on bells at Edmands House. Another Cliffie had already seen a picture of the new Mrs. Beatle, and offered that she thought Ringo could have picked a prettier mate. "But I guess it's okay; they've been going together for a long time...
...Reading. Dr. Perdoncini believes in getting his pupils started young, often with preliminary training at home when they are only a year old. To make lip reading impossible, he and his teachers cover their mouths with loose cloth masks. At three or four, the child goes to school full time...
Father of Medicine. Playing his educated hunch, Professor Emery dug into the desert and discovered another buried mastaba. When he uncovered its southern burial shaft, he found it filled with thousands of mummified ibises. The bodies of the long-legged birds were wrapped in cloth, stuffed into pottery jars, and piled up like bricks. Digging deeper in the ground, Emery found an amazing network of ancient tunnels, most of them piled to their roofs with ibis mummies. Since the ibis was an Egyptian symbol of wisdom, they indicated to Emery that somewhere near by had stood the long-lost shrine...