Word: crack
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...times. Some participants felt painfully uncomfortable listening to the President pleading, although not contritely, for understanding. Called on to give his views, Republican Senator Barry Goldwater pulled no punches. "The only time you have us down here," he complained to Nixon, "is when you get your ass in a crack and want us to get it out for you." As others laughed nervously at Goldwater's coarse language, Nixon stared stonily, obviously irked at the remark...
...other stories, rather than dealing with the fallout of Vietnam, Just draws less topical vignettes: a senator announcing his divorce ("Noone"), a Foreign Service Officer watching his career turn into a shambles ("Burns") or the crack-up of a journalist and its consequences ("The Brigadier General and the Columnist's Wife...
After climbing into the windows of Crag and sleeping huddled around the stove, the party, except for one who had received mild frostbite the day before, left at the crack of dawn in sub-zero temperatures to conquer Adams. Although the sky was clear on their side of the range, the clouds sweeping up the eastern slopes quickly locked in the mountain as they neared the final thousand feet of their climb. The ensuing blizzard completely obliterated any landmarks which they could have followed and any chance that they could reach the top. Now they only wanted to get safely...
...Harvard band will also get another crack at displaying its talents for the television audience even though ABC's coverage of the half time program at Ithaca did not exactly please the musicians. "It sucked" was the description from Shep Rainie, '74, manager of the Band...
...biggest boost the Yale defense received in the past week was the Harvard injury report, which listed quarterback Jim Kubacki as a probable started with a crack in his transverse process (ask your pre-med roomie what that means) and halfback Bob Kinchen doubtful with strained ligaments. According to Restic, Kubacki will play (though in a good deal of pain) while Kinchen will probably spend the afternoon exhorting his teammates from the sideline area...