Word: fastnesses
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...most of the opposition has come from intellectuals and the young, from college professors and clerics. But now the ranks have been swelled by apolitical businessmen and uneasy politicians eying the antiwar sentiment in the polls, thinking about 1968. Congress is in a rebellious mood, and the insurrection is fast spreading from Democratic ranks, where opposition to the war was previously centered, to the Republican side of the aisle. "The war is behind all of our problems," says a member of the House. "It's a millstone around our necks...
...trend for that month. Wholesale prices also rose by 0.3%. If Congress fails to pass a tax rise, the independent Federal Reserve Board may well restrict credit-as it did in similar circumstances last year-and perhaps make tight money an even bigger election-year issue than higher taxes. Fast-rising prices do not make for friendly voters either. As obnoxious as these alternatives may be in Washington, they have yet to exert any lubricating effect on the stalemate between Lyndon Johnson and the House of Representatives...
...twisted paper at the end burned very fast at first. There was a little flame at the end. But when the fire got to the marijuana, it slowed down. The kid took a very deep drag, swallowed the smoke very hard. His face lit up. He threw out his arms and threw back his head. "Man, this is a groove...
...Fager can control the pace, he is unlikely to be headed. If a fast early pace tires Dr. Fager. stretch-runners Damascus, ridden by Willie Shoemaker, and Buckpasser, under the talented Braulio Baeza, will probably battle down to the wire--with the older Buckpasser a likely victor...
Hedever and Great Power, stablemates of Damascus and Buckpasser, respectively, will probably set a fast early pace in an attempt to tire the front-running Dr. Fager and Handsome Boy. The race may thus develop into an intriguing strategic duel, with Buckpasser and Damascus hoping to come from off the pace to overtake the fleet Dr. Fager...