Word: dust
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...near the Hai Van pass, which divides Quang Nam from Thua Thien province, the highway was a string of bobbing headlights, a coiled serpent of dainty dots winding down from the ridge into the plain. The cool night air was heavy with dust and fumes from many engines. A return convoy of empty trucks, Lambrettas and Citroëns going back to Hué for more refugees (and more business) was halted for an hour as the refugees descended through the pass. Drivers stretched out on straw mats on the asphalt, eating bowls of rice in the glare of their...
...hardhitting Hall of Fame outfielder; of an apparent heart attack; in St. Petersburg, Fla. A charter member of the St. Louis Cardinals' rambunctious "gas house gang" of the 1930s, the muscular Medwick, one of baseball's best bad-ball batters, dredged ankle-high pitches out of the dust and sent balls headed for his ear screaming over the wall. His lifetime average: .324. Short-fused Ducky was as quick with his fists as his bat. Running out a triple for his eleventh hit of the series in the seventh game of the 1934 championship between St. Louis...
...week in Florida is a reward in itself, especially after being in here for as long as we have," said a tired Dan Williams as the dust of Briggs Cage settled around him late yesterday afternoon...
...hardballers went through the rigors of one of their final days in the Cage yesterday, none seemed too choked up about their upcoming move outdoors, despite the swirling clouds of dust inside the dirt-floored structure...
...Finally, it looks as though we've got the team together, and now we're really looking forward to going South and getting out of the dust," manager George Russell said...