Word: gating
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...divorce in 1952 from Tobacco Heir Richard J. Reynolds Jr., sang a $35,000 swan song. Soon off to luxuriate in California, Marianne said farewell to Florida in the style to which Reynolds had accustomed her. Under the bleak gaze of ten gate-guarding cops, 160 servants, two firemen and some 15 dinner-jacketed plainclothesmen who mingled but did not fraternize, about 300 guests jammed for warmth (evening temperature: 48°) into two satin-draped tents pitched on Marianne's lawn. They guzzled 200 bottles of pink champagne (price: $11 a fifth) and torrents of other beverages, ate their...
After the first kill, the spectators waited for the caparisoned mule team to enter the ring. Instead, when the gate opened, in drove Franklin, a broad grin on his tanned face, at the wheel of his Chrysler station wagon. The crowd watched in stunned silence as Franklin roped the bull's horns and tied the rope to the rear bumper. Back at the wheel, he towed the bull around the arena amidst an uproar of catcalls, hoots and laughter. Then he drove out. Three times that afternoon, Franklin drove into the ring and hauled away the carcass...
Family Policy. In San Francisco, Mrs. Elena Santana explained why she threw $5,000 in cash off the Golden Gate Bridge: "My husband throws his money away gambling . . . I can throw mine away...
...base of the Washington Corps, a swagger company that paraded in blue coats, white vests, trousers and gaiters, and kept their arsenal in the attic. Town and gown relations were never good, though, and on one occasion irate Cambridge citizens fixed their bayonets and chased the Washingtonians to the gates of the Yard. There, the rout was haltered by white-haired Dr. Popin who, appearing at the gate, shouted; "Now, my lads, stand your ground. Don't let one of them set foot within the College grounds." Collective teeth bared and their backs to the gates, the Washingtonians stood firm...
Pile Driver, who fell asleep in the gate last year, has recently looked promising while dragging for oats in the paddock...