Word: gated
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Bazna lay doggo for almost eight months, under constant Turkish police surveillance. Recently, either because he badly needed the money or because his vaulting ego demanded it, he gave a private concert in Istanbul . . . (he has a melodious baritone voice). The concert drew a "gate" of more than 1,000 Turkish lira [about $350] . . . Bazna was seized again, the box-office receipts impounded, and he is currently under arrest . . . He is 51 years of age and the father of six children...
Before the massive, golden-brassy gate Of final destiny, I stand-and knock...
Last week the golden-brassy gate of destiny clanged shut against Richard Weil. Macy's directors agreed to accept his resignation as president, although he will keep his second job as vice president of the chain. His cousin and predecessor, Jack Straus, 52, announced that he would take on the Manhattan job along with his bigger one of running the whole Macy chain. Straus attributed the change to Weil's two heart attacks. Said Weil: "I never felt better in my life. I just figured I'd carried two jobs long enough...
...rest of the scenario sounded as if it had been written by Mack Sennett. At the main gate, three startled marine guards jumped for safety as the getaway car shot through at 60 m.p.h. They hauled out their .45s, but the pieces were empty; the clips were in their belts (base regulations to avoid accidents). The police telephoned ahead to set up a roadblock. They were seconds too late; the green Oldsmobile got away. A few minutes later, a patrolman answered a fire alarm on a back road five miles from the base. It was the Oldsmobile, abandoned and burning...
...island, members of the plot grabbed control of garrisons, naval bases, radio stations and communication centers. At the palace, Prio had time to issue a communiqué calling on "all Cubans to resist jointly with the President." At one point a car raced, guns firing, toward the palace gate; two guards were killed and seven wounded in an exchange of shots. Shortly afterwards, the gate opened and a limousine bore Prio away. On the dot of 9, armored cars followed by truckloads of infantrymen converged on the palace. White sheets fluttered from upstairs windows. For all practical purposes, the revolt...