Word: groundful
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...nature of the bombing explains the rest. Under orders to keep civilian casualties to a minimum, U.S. bombers zoom in close to the deck for greater precision, thus become vulnerable not only to a dense cloud of flak but also to small-arms fire. Such ground fire takes an even heavier toll than do the surface-to-air missiles that bristle around major targets. "Every farmer over there, I bet, has a pistol or a rifle," says Air Force Major Edward E. Williams, a veteran of the bombing war against North Viet Nam. In dogfights with Red MIGS, though...
...family, Christmas sometimes takes on an aspect of the potlatch, a ceremony of the Kwakiutl Indians of the Pacific Northwest, during which the chiefs showered gifts on each other. Their object was to surpass a rival in generosity, and to crush him under future obligations. To avoid this nowadays, ground rules must be observed. Within an office, the first move must come from the superior-and if the subordinate responds with a gift, it should be clearly less valuable...
...case, said Oral-Surgeon Salman, third molars are so often troublesome* that some dental authorities believe they should be removed routinely as a preventive measure. One school even proposes extraction before the teeth are fully formed, on the ground that a growing third molar may press against a second molar's roots hard enough to cause damage. Dr. Salman prefers to leave wisdom teeth in place until the facial bones are fully grown, usually between the ages of 16 and 18. Lower third molars, he said, even though they seem to be pushing through at an angle, have...
...enthusiastic visitors. But the visitors do not necessarily return to stay at Waikiki. Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. are now moving out to the sleek, discreet $11 million Kahala Hilton on the more exclusive, eastern side of Diamond Head. Even farther away, Chinn Ho has broken ground for a 5,000-acre resort at isolated Makaha, which will be the first to put adequate hotel space close to the superb northern surfing beaches on Oahu...
...political subdivisions, including school districts, can be sued without its specific consent. Though some do consent, most states insist that school immunity is necessary to prevent public funds from being diverted to private plaintiffs. Urged to abolish immunity by judicial decree, the Missouri court balked on the ground that such decisions in other states have created legal "chaos." In Missouri, said the court, Terry Smith and other students will simply have to pay their own medical bills until the state legislature changes the rules...