Word: cranked
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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After defending the all-volunteer force for years, the admirals and the generals are now admitting that they are worried about recruiting. "The trend is unmistakably down," says General Louis H. Wilson, Marine commandant. But not even the Pentagon wants to crank up the old draft again. General David C. Jones, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, admits that "there were tremendous inequities in the previous Selective Service." The service chiefs, however, want registration revived and the draft machinery oiled up. Going one big step further, General Bernard W. Rogers, the Army's Chief of Staff, favors calling...
Friday's giant slalom was set fast with crank turns at inopportune times that led to falls and missed gates by the Harvard squad. The slalom on Saturday was so tough that the University of Maine failed to pick up a point in the event. Harvard's skiers fared only slightly better as all of the slalomers fell and only two finished to pick up a total of 11 points...
After all the trash that has come out lately from "Boogie Oogie Oogie" to "Y.M.C.A." it is a relief to be able to sit back and be able to generate some crank just by listening to a genuine article. And if that doesn't satisfy, you can always follow Johnny...
...Crank calls have mounted over the years. Bums relishes the time a White House operator, caught in heavy telephone crossfire, hooked two crank calls together so the angry citizens could rail at each other. One man called during Eisenhower's Administration and said he was HEW Secretary Arthur Flemming and wanted to talk to the President. Mary sensed something was wrong. She stalled, got Arthur Flemming and learned the caller was an impostor...
...pursuit of more birds ("the first time I flew") and miraculously survives, he is grounded by his parents but allowed to keep a canary in his room. Al drifts away, increasingly preoccupied with high school sports and girls. For the sake of appearances, Birdy makes an effort to crank up similar interests: "I've tried watching girls' legs to find out what the excitement is about, but they all look the same to me. One has a bit more flesh here or there, one has more wrinkly knees than another, or the ankle bones stick out more...