Word: disturbs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...owns Chicago's Futon Studio. Boston's Shinera Futon Mattress Inc. sells 75,000 units yearly at about $95 for one of twin size covered in a standard fabric. To emphasize the comfort dimension, some new futons come with a core of foam rubber, which seems to disturb at least a few futon purists. Not to worry, soothes Emily Kossowsky of Boston's New Moon Futon Co. Says she: "We stress that the foam is surrounded by cotton...
These goings-on, or takings-off, stirred the wrath of an archdiocesan layman's group. In an irate open letter to Lord Mayor Erich Kiesl that drew banner headlines in Munich, the Catholic association declared: "The many nude people in the garden disturb and offend those decent citizens who want to use it for recreational purposes." Many citizens agreed. Asked Housewife Ingrid Steinberger: "Why should I be forced to look at naked behinds?" The letter also threatened vigilante action if the police refused to take steps. Equally outraged, though not notably logical, the forces of nudity argued back. Asked...
...workshop in the city, with the exception of essential services. Before the trucks and buses finally dispersed to the roar of blaring horns and sirens, Solidarity Spokesman Janusz Onyszkiewicz issued a final taunt to the government: "Those who are afraid of their nation should stay locked up and not disturb us any more...
...candidate in Social Studies, will be required to withdraw, eligible, at best, for readmission within a year. After all, they have clearly violated a good half-dozen of the rules in the student handbook: "radios, television sets, phonographs, and other audible equipment shall be adjusted so as not to disturb others...No boisterous music or playing upon drums or other harsh instruments shall be allowed at any time...A student who is guilty of an offense against law and order at the time of a public disturbance or demonstration or who disregards the instructions of a proctor or other University...
...most powerful leaders, a man widely regarded as a pragmatist rather than a hard-lining ideologue, was seen as a reassuring sign by many Poles. Said one Warsaw journalist: "It means that the Soviets are prepared to accept what we are doing as long as it does not disturb the political and military balance of Eastern Europe...