Word: drank
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...warmest time of all was had when Besner and his group met the Russian ship Bucyra. They were ominously surrounded by about 30 "very tough-looking" Russian sailors and escorted to the captain's cabin. Recalls Besner: "For hours, we drank toasts in vodka to the Hermitage, the Pushkin Museum, to Montreal, Moscow, Leningrad, Expo, Prime Minister Pearson, peace, understanding, love, and I don't know what else, except that there were a lot of broken glasses and it was deep night when we emerged...
...gonna make a lot of money in advertising," says Cassius Sr. "You know, endorsements? So we don't want to spoil that by giving away the names of foods he ate, things he drank. So we'll just say in his life story, 'I believe he was born champion, waiting to be cultivated. And one great cultivation was Pet Milk.'" Mother Clay interrupts. "No, no. We won't name the milk, we'll just say, 'the milk his mother gave him.' Then we can sell advertisements to them later...
...prosecution witnesses testified to Baker's fundraising talents. Ralph Hill, a District of Columbia vending-machine operator, testified that after Baker had helped him get a contract with Melpar Inc., an aerospace subcontractor, he went to Baker's office and "asked him what kind of whisky he drank." Baker, according to Hill, indicated that his brand was worth $1,000 a month. Hill said that he made eight monthly payments of $250 in cash...
Twenty of the patients died, some within 24 hours after entering the hospital. Autopsies revealed crippling damage to the heart muscle and also the liver. Searching for some common denominator, Drs. Yves Morin, Andre Tétu and Gaston Mercier found that they all drank an uncommon amount of beer-a Rabelaisian average of twelve quarts...
...might not back him if elected. He hedged the danger by weaving a complex web of alliances and patronage promises, then sat back to await the results. The night before the election, he invited 1,500 guests to a white-tie party at which the deadliest enemies ate and drank and gave each other the long Lao handshake that can last through an entire conversation...