Word: flapped
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...publicly as they talked privately. In 1966, speaking to G.I.s at Camp Stanley in Korea, Lyndon Johnson became so worked up that he reverted to the Texas storyteller he always was. He told the world that his great-great-grandfather had died at the Alamo. Pure fiction. Knowing a flap was coming, Aide George Christian tried delicately to brace L.B.J. for the outcry. "I never said that," pouted Johnson. Politely as he could, Christian told Johnson that he had heard him say it. "I don't care what you heard," snorted Johnson. "I didn...
...good a chance? Says Arthur Zeikel, president of Merrill Lynch Asset Management, under which the Phoenix Fund will flap its wings: "There is a long list of companies whose real prospects are much better than they appear. Their depressed prices in many instances simply do not reflect true value or their potential...
...Harvard men's cross country team took its act to New York Friday afternoon, and in contrast to last weekend's dismal loss to Northeastern, it was no flap. The Crimson scored key victories over Columbia and Penn to jump out to a 2-0 record in Ivy League Competition. The win over Columbia was Harvard's first in three years...
...week later, MIT signed an agreement promising not to purchase property in the area for one year. The current flap revolves primarily around which document is recognized...
...Japan's most famous young bird seemed unimpressed with her imperial visitor. Hoping to change the fowl's nonchalance, Hirohito studied the crane avidly, then moved in to try his hand at feeding. Still no recognition, but the Emperor was not about to create a flap. For the 80-year-old Hirohito, the bird's mere existence may carry more import than her aloof manners. In Japanese culture, the crane is a symbol of longevity...