Word: goldings
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...says. "What's news in the newspaper? Murder, rape and arson. That's what stories are made of." As for Annie's philosophy, it is "just good, standard Americanism that people are brought up on. Annie is tougher than hell, with a heart of gold and a fast left, who can take care of herself because she has to. She's controversial, there's no question about that. But I keep her on the side of motherhood, honesty and decency...
Blasted Windows. Even so, Miami got ample warning that a big blow might be near. Nevertheless, the citizens on Florida's Gold Coast were so nonchalant that hotel and shop windows were unboarded, luxury yachts still at their moorings when Cleo struck. Sucking up energy from the Gulf Stream and being carried along by a fast-moving upper air mass, Cleo hit Miami full force. It was the first time in 14 years that a hurricane had done that, and many new Miamians will be talking about Cleo 14 years hence. It bent palm trees to the ground, crumpled...
...girl with yellow hair wanted to know why the horse was carrying 132 Ibs., like the program said, when everybody knows that a jockey only weighs 110 or so. "Lead weights," somebody said. "They stuff the saddle full of lead weights." Somebody else laughed. "This horse, they probably use gold bars instead...
Despite its $366 million in 1963 sales, Canadian Breweries ranks only third among Taylor's properties, which include Canada's largest grocery chain, gold and iron mines, newsprint factories, a satellite city and a chemical complex that makes everything from detergent to roofing shingles. Taylor started his career in the brewing business by taking over a struggling brewery from his grandfather, gradually built it into his huge Argus Corp. holding company by shrewd mergers and acquisitions. Nowadays, while he concentrates on other investments, he leaves Canadian Breweries in the hands of Ian R. Dowie, 56, its president...
...indeed a fancy whorehouse. Her furnishings were French antiques. Her customers were bankers, bluebloods, politicians, policemen, racketeers. Her girls were class. Her prices ($20) were competitive. And along with everything else there was Polly, a short, swart woman with crocodilian charm and a heart of ill-got gold...