Word: crackly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...demand last winter that West German in dustrialists cancel a deal to sell pipeline to Moscow. Demanding that the entire subject of East-West trade be reviewed by the NATO Council, Adenauer insisted that the wheat would ultimately help the Russians fight the West, and he echoed a crack he had made in Mu nich earlier: "Only the stupidest calves choose their own butcher...
...along with Betancourt's democratic leadership. But in recent months, there have been angry mutterings over Betancourt's apparent inability to end the F.A.L.N.'s campaign of terror. Now, with the army under direct attack and with military coups exploding around the Caribbean, Betancourt decided to crack down on the Reds once and for all. He suspended the constitutional immunity of 23 Communist and Castroite Congressmen suspected of being the brains behind the F.A.L.N., ordered their arrest and the roundup of other Red leaders in Venezuela. Convoys of battle-ready infantrymen and paratroopers poured into Caracas...
...workmen peered closer, the horror got worse. Most rooms, it turned out, had to have new ceilings. Ornate 18th century cornices needed tedious repair and cleaning-with 40 coats of paint removed from some. Behind the paneling a two-inch-wide crack was found spreading through the brickwork...
...Knight, Florida's Frank Froehling rallied brilliantly to win a crucial singles match, 4-6, 8-6, 6-4, 6-4. Wimbledon Champion Chuck McKinley won two singles matches in straight sets, teamed with Dennis Ralston to take the doubles. Still to go before the U.S. gets a crack at perennial Cup holder Australia: the interzone finals next month against India. > Oklahoma: a 17-12 upset victory over No. 1-ranked Southern California...
...upright in bed. Bump. Bump. BUMP. BUMP. The noise comes from the corridor outside her room. Huge feet run past, run back, stop at the bedroom door. Silence. Something is listening. The young woman stares in alarm. Then softly a big body rubs against the door and at the crack beneath it snuffles a gigantic spectral snout. The young woman clutches her throat and-BANG! BANG! BANG...