Word: demi
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...paperwork, Harper spends nearly half his time on flying trips seeking new customers to expand the market for aluminum-a product to which he is so dedicated that he even uses an aluminum shotgun on the skeet range. To stretch his considerable energies, he has mastered the knack of demi-catnaps, often astounds associates by picking up the thread of a conversation when they think he has dozed...
Spectacular as it was, the clash over central Laos last week was more important for what it revealed. U.S. officials have long said that the possibility of hitting Communist supply lines in Laos was only under study. In fact, after last month's "demi-coup" in South Viet Nam, the U.S. loudly announced that discussions about expanding the war had been suspended. Now it is known that Washington has "-" been carrying out air strikes in Laos since last year-a significant escalation of the anti-Communist struggle in Indo-China...
Turks Galore. Actually, more than anything else the agreement simply ratified the military's Dec. 20 "demi-coup." It did not restore or replace the High National Council, as the U.S. had demanded. Moreover the "solution," as usual, only papered over again South Viet Nam's myriad divisions. Even as it was being signed, word spread that a new coup of junior officers was becoming increasingly jealous of the Young Turks' swift promotions. Inevitably, they were dubbed "Baby Turks." Some of the brass, frustrated in their desire for power, were flirting with the Buddhists, who in turn...
However it got going, a vogue for half-moon spectacles-also known to the trade as pulpit glasses and half-eyes -is lending a new mien to the far-sighted across the U.S. People of all ages and walks of life are popping up in demi-cheaters. "We used to sell about two pairs a month," says Milwaukee Optician James Shofner. "These days, we sell at least a pair...
...Captain Demi Gibson scored three goals and an assist, while Mac Bradford got a goal and three assists to lead the Elis...