Word: enjoy
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Minot, N. Dak., breathed easier as their earthen dams continued to hold against the crested Souris River, but 400,000 acres were flooded, dampening the area's harvest hopes for another season. At week's end most of America shifted to Daylight Saving Time, the better to enjoy, or rue, whatever nature has in store...
...father takes his son or daughter and they in turn take a son or daughter. It is important that tradition not be lost." But long before other owners realized it-and some still do not-Veeck saw that baseball's tradition was meaningless if its fans did not enjoy themselves. The last time Veeck came to Chicago was in 1959, and the White Sox set attendance records and won their first pennant in 40 years. Now he is back, attendance is soaring and ... who knows...
Initially I was content to enjoy the coziness of it all. But slowly I perceived that there was more to my ease than merely returning to a place where I had lived before. There are striking resemblances between the community I now found myself in and the one I had just left in far-off Borneo. A couple of examples will illustrate the varying levels at which I noted similarities...
Hughes was fortunate too. Under both the Johnson and Nixon Administrations, he received kid-glove treatment. Not until 1971 did the IRS subject the Hughes holdings to an overall audit; the results of that audit have been kept secret. The Hughes Medical Institute has continued to enjoy tax-exempt status though its small volume of contributions does not meet IRS regulations for tax exemption. When Hughes in 1970 was faced with an antitrust complaint for attempting to buy another hotel in Las Vegas, former Attorney General John Mitchell personally intervened on his behalf...
...drinks taste something like a milkshake with a kick. Only 30 proof, they are aimed primarily at drinkers who dislike the taste of alcohol but enjoy its effects. To further camouflage the liquor taste, generous doses of chocolate, banana, strawberry and other flavorings are added. Federal Distillers in Cambridge, Mass., the first liquor company to go into bovine beverages, has a special Ice Box line that includes such cool, hot sellers as premixed Chocolate Sombreros (creme de cacao with a dairy base), and a Chocolate Chaser (creme de cacao and eggnog). Glenmore Distilleries in Louisville calls its creamy spirits Snowshakes...