Word: coded
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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JACQUES CHABAN-DELMAS, 59, is a former general in the French Resistance whose easy charm and dashing self-confidence have injected a Kennedyesque touch of glamour into Gaullist politics. Mayor of Bordeaux since 1947, Chaban - the Resistance code name that he formally adopted after the war - is also a former Premier. The perfect Gaullist? Not quite. For one thing, Chaban advocates widespread reform ("the new society," he calls it), ranging from governmental decentralization to increased social security benefits - policies that are anathema to some Gaullist fundamentalists who want to hold down government spending. Moreover, his reputation is still clouded...
...generally outlawed, and at many of the large rinks, crews of guards patrol the floor, ousting reckless speedsters and troublemakers. Off-duty policemen or uniformed private guards stationed at the door adamantly refuse admission to anyone with a hint of liquor on his breath, and a strict dress code prohibits ragged jeans, bare midriffs and motorcycle jackets. Says Thomas Brown, manager of the Alexandria Roller Skating Rink in Alexandria, Va.: "With all these lousy X-rated movies you can't let the kids go to, it's no wonder business is so good. Skating is the cheapest, cleanest...
Army Second Lieut. Mary Lou Follett, 22, a nurse, and Specialist Fourth Class James C. Johnson, 20, a medical technician, met last summer while both were working at Heidelberg Army Hospital in West Germany. They fell in love -and soon fell afoul of Article 133 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which has been interpreted to hold that since Johnson was an enlisted man, Lieut. Follett was guilty of "conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman...
...simply done. Anyone at the White House can be reached by writing on a post card or letter envelope the name of the addressee and Washington, D.C. 20500. Any Senator can be reached by an address that includes only his name and Washington, D.C., 20510. The ZIP code for the entire House of Representatives...
Zorn, in rabbit language, "denotes a catastrophe." Frith is the sun "personified as a god." Hlessil means migrant rabbits. And obviously Watership Down-the name of the upland where these hlessil finally make their new home-is also the code word for that territory known to Oxford dons and nannies: English-whimsy country...