Word: finger
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...seemed to recognize the elusive Tricia Nixon (dubbed "the Howard Hughes of the White House" by the mystified press) and her longtime beau, Edward Finch Cox. At least one who did spy Tricia, though, saw more than blonde hair and dimples: Tricia was wearing a diamond on the ring finger of her left hand. Would she announce her engagement to the son of New York Socialites Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Cox over the holidays? Her mother Pat Nixon would only say, "I can't keep up with that girl...
...less an authority than Hippocrates, many modern medical textbooks recommend the application of cold to control bleeding. Most doctors, however, find such advice unimpressive. One researcher has observed that bleeding is encouraged, not inhibited, if the ear lobe is chilled. Others have shown that the immersion of a cut finger in cold water delays clotting. Many have questioned whether the father of medicine really knew what he was talking about...
Scranton, however, said that he felt that Nixon's comments "are in complimentary agreement with the report" and that press and political interpretations have unfairly "pointed the finger of accusation at the President...
times in a monotonic chant, spoke against people with long hair and mod clothes. In the past this same man has preached against the VISTA project. He then told the story of the Dutch boy who put his finger in the dike; the preacher said that the United States was about to burst wide open and that everyone should put his finger in the dike. Wild. Then, speaking figuratively, he said that God would make us drive our new cars straight and on the right side of the road...
...final negotiation when the guidelines come out. If even partially accepted, the policy would brake the inflationary momentum. When the guidelines were finally promulgated, the atmosphere would be different. The incomes board or the President himself would have to follow up, rousing public opinion by pointing an accusing finger at companies and unions that violated the guidelines. In some cases, other pressure might be required?such as sale of materials from...