Word: cottone
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...decline of the Afro will be greeted with relief by many blacks who know only too well that the look was anything but "natural." To maintain the Afro's cotton-candy structure themselves, they had to spend long hours in front of their mirrors using special combs and applying conditioners and sprays. For the women having it styled in a beauty parlor, the Afro was more costly than other styles. The continuous combing required to keep an Afro fluffy also caused hair to become more brittle and to break along the hairline and on the crown. Finally, the massive...
...Texas rode to the national title with a 28-6 victory over a Navy team led by All-American and Heisman trophy winner Roger Staubach in the Cotton Bowl. Texas was 10-0 going into the game and ranked number 1, while the Middies had dropped to number two by virtue of a 32-28 loss to what team...
...novice in artfully constructing import hurdles. Mandatory or "voluntary" quotas limit imports of steel, oil, cotton textiles, meat, sugar and dairy products. "Buy American" legislation bars the 'Government from purchasing foreign goods unless the price is 6% below that of comparable U.S. products. The "American Selling Price" system permits duties on benzenoid chemicals used in dyes and vitamins to be set not on the price of the import but on the cost of making the same chemicals in the U.S. Europeans complain that overly severe American health rules keep out many farm products...
...Robert R. Young. He was president of Young's Alleghany Corp., the holding company that controlled the New York Central Railroad and still controls Investors Diversified Services. In 1967 he moved to ITT as special assistant to Chairman Harold Geneen, but ITT insiders say that he did not cotton to Geneen's authoritarian ways and had been looking around for some time...
...Never leave the operations area for a minute, because the moment you depart a ride always seems to turn up. I missed two flights that way, one direct to Los Angeles. 4) Make friends with everyone-the ground crewmen always know where a ride might be found. 5) Bring cotton or earplugs-my ears still ring from jet noises. 6) When asking for a ride, be direct but lighthearted, and don't push if the answer is negative. 7) Carry lots of books for long waits. 8) Avoid Cody...