Word: hangings
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...passing truck, which crashed into a wall, ran in front of another, which rolled down a 20-ft. embankment, escaped from the two angry drivers by jumping on a nearby horse, galloping to a railroad bridge where he tied a rope around his neck and tried to hang himself, was cut down breathless but unhurt by passersby, ended up in jail charged with damages to the trucks...
...president of the West Liberty State College of West Virginia wrote me that he approved of Truth First discussion groups in religion but that the discussion should never question doctrine or belief. Reminds us of the cautious mother who readily gave her daughter permission to go swimming, then added "hang your clothes on a hickory limb but don't go near the water...
...building is constructed like boxes fitted inside each other: the innermost box being the kitchen, the surrounding one "the pit," where the independents eat, the outermost one a carton segmented into a small room for each fraternity. Tonight, however, the fraternity dining rooms are locked and vinly drapes hang like shower curtains all along the room, diffusing the red, blue and white light along the highly-polished brown floor and light green walls...
...been a good year for the Harvard International Council for World Unity and the Underprivileged --"integration" (in time for Spring) with Radcliffe; an almost-unanimous April election slate; a successful high school U.N. Day; and several major addresses on burning issues. They had a right to hang...
...there comes a time," he added, "when you just got to hang loose and let go, you know. When all the pamphleteering and speech-giving gets to be a pain--and the gears of understanding need a little lubrication." He chuckled. "Why, we've done more for camaraderie tonight than a year of bull sessions and gum-beating...