Word: fatale
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Doctors still have not found out how alcohol leads to the defects, which in extreme cases can be fatal. But they have seen enough victims of the syndrome to justify warning prospective mothers to stop drinking heavily if they plan to become pregnant, and to consider having abortions if they become pregnant while addicted to alcohol...
Whatever his troubles-a near fatal riding accident in 1949, three impeachment threats or, most recently, a severe stroke-Justice William O. Douglas, 76, has crustily refused to remove his unique voice from the Supreme Court. But last week, as the current term was moving toward the latest regular-session adjournment in history, it was learned that Douglas' fellow Justices had quietly moved to moot the great libertarian by unofficially discounting his vote...
...action is swift, and the stakes can reach several hundred dollars. Regulars bent on a killing will make apparently fatal concessions. Bus Driver Dave Brown, a Palmer Park legend, used to play hackers while standing on one foot, a trick he could perform and still come close to ducking the card...
...physically demanding public performance was clearly designed to demonstrate el Caudillo's remarkable recovery from a near-fatal stroke last summer. Yet even that performance could not overcome Spaniards' feelings that Franco's days in power are numbered-perhaps only until July 18, the anniversary of the Falangist uprising in 1936. From Madrid, Bureau Chief Gavin Scott cabled the following report...
...needs a good catch to pay for the overhaul of his ship. He rashly refuses to worry about Eden's lack of a chronometer, life jackets, fire extinguishers, or a radio that can send as well as receive. In a profession where a single mistake can be fatal, Avers brazenly courts calamity...