Word: curl
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...crowds should come as no surprise. After all, with a shake of the hips and a curl of the lip, Elvis declared a generation's independence. He became history's most recognized entertainer, selling more than 1 billion recordings. Says Karen Pritchett, 26, a cousin of Elvis' who grew up on the estate and is one of some 40 Graceland guides: "These are the roots of rock 'n' roll, right here...
...revelations were enough to curl the hair on the neck of the most seasoned nuclear engineer. Last April a reactor at the Federal Government's sprawling Savannah River Plant near Aiken, S.C., was shut down to upgrade safety systems -- with partially irradiated tritium still in its core. In August technicians, oblivious to the decaying radioactive material inside, tried to restart the reactor but were unable to keep it going. The next day they tried again. Ignoring procedure, they set off an abnormal jump in nuclear fission, usually a sign of imminent trouble. Workers ignored the warning, forcing plant officials...
...American sofa, Isabelle chooses domestic comfort. Crossing Delancey takes Sam's cozy tone too, when it should be screaming its way into black satire. If that's all there is for a modern woman -- or for an actress of Irving's sorceress smarts -- then she might as well curl up in bed with Henry James or Henry Miller and turn out the lights on life...
...court battle over the constitutionality of his appointment and the barbs of critics who said his probe was moving too slowly, he moved calmly ahead with his search for evidence. But when he appeared outside federal court in Washington last week, Walsh uncharacteristically allowed his thin lips to curl into a tight, satisfied smile. Finally, he could announce the fruits of his meticulous labor: a 23-count indictment that contained sweeping charges of criminal dealings at the White House...
Bobsledding: The U.S. doesn't have the speed to catch up with the favored Swiss, East Germans and Russians. But can any of these teams run a curl pattern like bobsledder-track star-wide receiver Willie Gault...