Word: franticness
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TODAY is a day of rest for the 1984 Presidential candidates. The frantic handshaking and phone-calling has all but ceased; the months of activity are over in New Hampahire. The eight Democratic candidates, along with other "84 hopefuls 500 miles south in the White House, are sitting and waiting, listening to the tallies come...
Martial music filled the state-controlled air waves, the government issued a frantic call for volunteers, and Jumblatt warned that a "decisive battle" is inevitable. When the artillery fire quieted down, the disturbing news came that several hun-dred Syrian-backed guerrillas from the Palestine Liberation Organization were aiding the Shi'ites. Just as the fighting in Beirut intensified, so did the skirmishing between the White House and Congress over the Marine presence in Lebanon. Prodded by Speaker Tip O'Neill, the House Foreign Affairs Committee held hearings on a resolution that urged the "prompt and orderly withdrawal...
...Godsend--who turned away 42 shots on the night and upped his record to 51 against the Eagles--recorded save after save in the frantic closing seconds, which gave everyone in the house but the Canton. Mass native a coronary...
Code swallowed and choked on his tongue following a physical meeting of the team's captains deep in the Harvard end. Frantic gesturing by Code brought both team trainers. Harvard Coach Bill Cleary and teammate Rob Wheeler to his aid Harvard Disk Emerson removed Code's helmet and restored his breathing within 30 seconds...
...think that is not a frantic search for change," Dingman adds. "For some students, it is important and by moving they hope to get closer to friends or facilities...