Word: fell
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...aren't wellversed in the techniques of crowd control and mob psychology. Recognizing this unfortunate fact, we at The Crimson once again present our guide to Freshman Week. We also suggest a few of the time-honored stylistic approaches to the week (see sidebar). While we don't necessarily fell that our viewpoint on Freshman Week is superior to anyone else's, we're sure that it's more fun. There's one cardinal rule to Freshman Week; keep it in mind at all times. Of all the events listed below, only one of them is mandatory. Everything else, logically...
...three had openly modeled their adventure after the famous airplane flight of Charles Lindbergh. Their craft was named the Double Eagle II, in honor of the Lone Eagle himself. They had wanted to land at Le Bourget, where Lucky Lindy had touched down on May 21, 1927. Though they fell 60 miles short of Le Bourget, they got a welcome reminiscent of the madness that greeted Lindbergh...
...distressingly familiar pattern: a portentous roll of publicity drums that builds up to a toot on an uncertain trumpet. Early in the week the dollar came under a concentrated cannonade from some financial Guns of August, and its steady, summer-long retreat turned into a disorderly rout. It fell 4½% against the Swiss franc in a single day, while the price of gold, the ultimate refuge for investors worried lest their dollars become worth much less, hit an unheard-of $215.90 an ounce. So the White House passed the word that President Carter was "deeply concerned" and had asked...
...gold ever mined (some 80,000 tons) is still around, most of it is either locked away in vaults of central banks or stashed in private hoards. Buyers essentially must bid against each other to purchase newly mined gold-and production in South Africa, the leading mining nation, fell to 700 tons last year, 30% less than in 1970. Moreover, makers of jewelry and industrial products are expected to snap up about 70% of what new gold does become available this year, leaving still less for the goldbugs to fight over...
...Puzo had a vision of his own. "It was Christmas Eve and I had a severe gall-bladder attack. I had to take a cab to the Veterans Administration Hospital on 23rd Street, got out and fell into the gutter. There I was lying there thinking, here I am, a published writer, and I am dying like a dog. That's when I decided I would be rich and famous...