Word: familiarization
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Merchant Class also plays a part in producing what Harpers calls this "superbly turned out undergraduate newspaper." Competing on the Business Board in the tough world of advertising and circulation wars, candidates will become familiar with the kickback, the protection game, and the exploitation of personal relationships...
...when the President's eyes sweep from force of habit to the old familiar spot on important documents, the "O.K., S.A." or "See me, S.A." notations will not be there. And neither will the firm hand again reach out to guide Mr. Eisenhower through the dark land of world crisis, domestic tribulation, and party politics...
...hundred side streets one night last week, solitary Italian males popped discreetly into familiar shuttered houses for one final fling. Outside, plainclothes cops prowled, ready to squelch any farewell parties that showed signs of getting out of hand. Surrendering its distinction as the last West European nation to boast legalized brothels, Italy finally closed down its "houses of tolerance...
...ceremonies, Hunt and his fellow climbers were whisked away to a Left Bank nightclub. As the lights dimmed, out trotted a pride of chorus girls "absolutely nude except for a climber's rope that bound them together and which was tied in a series of knots not immediately familiar to me." Struggling toward an imaginary summit, the girls suddenly yipped a victory cry. One of them hoisted a small British flag as the band brayed God Save the Queen. "It was all delightful," mused Hunt, "but what has perplexed me to this day is-where did that flag come...
...Those of us who are familiar with the fine work of N.S.A. in the international field are astounded by the Student Council's unwarranted action," Winans asserted in a statement released yesterday afternoon...