Word: cupful
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Rusher is a nondescript sort of man, neither stilted nor folksy, laconic nor rambling, soft-spoken nor raucous. But perched on a table in a Union conference room or leaning over a coffee cup in the Yard of Ale, he makes a glib, effective speaker. Rusher has a quieter kind of charm than the flamboyant Buckley. He punctutes his remarks with precise gestures, and smiles often. But his eyes are hard, his lips thin, and he smiles with his mouth alone...
...named of the two New England teams invited to the regatta, which is held each spring. Ned Butler will skipper one of the Navy's 44-foot yawls, and will be supported by a crew of eight--two of whom have had wide experience on 12-meter America's Cup racers...
...increasing congestion is not the only complaint. "We used to have a layover down in the MBTA yards," one driver said, "but now we have to stay with our buses. We don't have time to get a cup of coffee or go to the bathroom or anything...
...Persian carpet. To show the effervescent character of baroque art, a huge, gilded 17th century harpsichord is placed against a wall of Tiepolo's levitating flights of linear fancy. And in the center of a room coated with Italian 16th century masters rests Benvenuto Cellini's great cup, a Renaissance fantasia 7½ in. high, in which a turtle and a dragon balance a seashell in gold, enamel and pearls...
...injuries, with the result that leading scorer Frank Mahovlich has only 46 points. But its veteran defense, with old timers Terry Sawchuch and Johnny Bower alternating in the goal, is one of the best in the league, and it's usually the defensive teams that win the Stanley Cup...