Word: fin
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...devout Moslem who neither drinks nor smokes, Youssef Ben Khedda is not regarded as a Communist fin 1956 he actually liquidated a splinter group of Red terrorists in the F.L.N.). though he approves such Communist techniques as the nationalization of industry and political instruction of the Algerian masses. The most potent members of his new Cabinet are such like-minded ex-terrorists as his old comrade in arms. Belkacem Krim, who stays on as Vice Premier and Interior Minister, and tough, able Saad Dahlab. 38, who takes over Krim's old job as Foreign Minister...
...CHRYSLER. Both the Plymouth and the Dodge Dart are completely redesigned, are shorter and narrower on the outside, but not appreciably changed in interior size. Both have long, low hoods and short, sloping rear decks. The Dart has abandoned its curly rear fin for an unadorned, clean rear-fender line, has changed its concave grille to a flat one with a forward thrust. The pizazz model, Polara, will come out only in two-door hardtop and convertible models. Both Dodge and Plymouth retain their 1961 engines but will seem a lot livelier because they are 300-400 lbs. lighter. Plymouth...
...gaslit world of fin-de-siecle Paris is backdrop to an engrossing tale of murder and of a sexually ravenous temptress...
...into the air stream to add drag. They brought him down to Mach 2, which is strolling speed for the X-15. He decelerated gradually to subsonic speed, was soon in position for his landing approach at Rogers Dry Lake. Three miles from the touchdown point, he jettisoned the fin under the tail to clear the landing skids, and skidded to a clean landing on the smooth lake bed at 200 m.p.h. Total freeflight time: six minutes...
This new novel took 13 years to write and is well worth it. Based on an actual 1889 Paris murder, it offers a long, luxuriant plunge into the gaslit fin-de-siecle world, a time of clip-clopping hansom cabs, plush interiors, swan-necked women in little tilted hats, and dandified men ready to throw away their lives for love...