Word: furiously
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...weeks ago, a correspondent flew out from the U.S. to Saigon for a firsthand look and, ignoring the assessments of resident newsmen, reached independent conclusions. Club members were furious. The Buddhist rebellion, said the newcomer, was directed by monks who were also consummate politicians, who were less interested in redressing religious injustices than in overthrowing the Diem regime. This interpretation was greeted in the Caravelle bar by still-simmering indignation. It was the analysis of an outsider and therefore patently wrong...
...exasperating day back in 1903, so the story goes, an Oklahoma cowpoke named Bill Pickett was having an infernally tough time persuading an ornery steer to head into a corral He whooped at it and pleaded with it, prodded and battered it, until in furious frustration he leaped from his horse, bit the steer's lip like a bulldog, twisted its neck and brought it to the ground. Pickett's romantic technique was never very handy around the ranch, but it was sort of satisfying, and Pickett kept doing it at Wild West shows around the country. Word...
President Kennedy was furious. In a hastily called news conference he denounced the U.S. House of Representa tives for a "shortsighted, irresponsible and dangerously partisan" action. The House's Republican leaders, he snapped, were guilty of "a shocking and thoughtless" attack on a program vital to U.S. security...
...Australia's John Konrads when he posted the world record of 17:11 three years ago. Then Saari spotted Schollander's frenzied cheerleading out of the corner of his eye. His kick, which had been fluttering off at an angle, suddenly strengthened and began stirring up a furious wake. At 1,400 meters, he was 21 seconds ahead of Konrads' pace and, incredibly, getting stronger. By race's end he had gained three more seconds to finish in a roar of Japanese cheering...
David Mills inspired considerable mirth as the furious husband of Anais, who endures a visit by Fadinard (in search of the hat) and all his relatives (who mistakenly think they are at Fadinard's house and prepare the bride for the conjugal bed). Mills starts out in grand style but loses some of his zest as the act progresses...