Word: dampener
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Late afternoon rain did not dampen the high spirits of the reunion's first day. In their reunion kits, members received rain hats for themselves and their wives. They were also given a choice of emblemmed wastebaskets, ashtrays, soap, drinking cups, and the traditional four-in-hand class tie. Tootsie rolls, a cigarette lighter mounted atop a grapefruit soda can--"for classmates, wives, and seniors only"--and Greek bags for the ladies were also offered...
Moonlight & Shadows. From the sullen cities of Serbia and Croatia to the sunny villages of Dalmatia prices are the prime topics of conversation in Yugoslavia. Resort operators grumble that soaring costs will dampen the $90 million-a-year tourist trade. The cost of living, up 19% last year, spiraled another 9% in 1965's first quarter. The hardest hit was food, which has risen an average 30% in the past year; such items as beef, pork, apples, potatoes and top-quality slivovitz (plum brandy) have jumped between 50% and 100%. Prices have also risen for everything from haircuts...
Rockefeller's narrow loss to the Faubus last year did not dampen his optimism. "Republicans can not only consolidate their gains in the South, but we can also make a tremendous and permanent contribution to the national party," he said...
There isn't much experience in that bottom foursome, and McGill should give them a tough test this year. Last year the Crimson trampled them 9-0, but two years ago it was a much closer 6-3 match. To dampen any faint hopes of a runaway, Morris will be playing in a tournament in New York this weekend instead of going to Montreal...
...drizzling when Hubert Humphrey awoke in Minneapolis on Election Day morning, but nothing could dampen his spirits. "When we get to Waverly," he told his wife Muriel during the 40-mile drive to their home town, "there'll be no rain. This is St. Hubert...