Word: happening
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...officer of the 5th dismissed the whole thing as a prank, but there was no assurance that it would not happen again. When a government representative promised a tense meeting of the Kano Chamber of Commerce that all was under control, he was hooted down. "Assurances are no longer any good," retorted one local business leader...
...minutes before race time. With no chance to test the engine, Jim figured that his chances of winning-or even of finishing the 248-mile race-were about 1,000 to one. "It was 30 laps before I tried to put on any pressure to see what would happen...
...Illinois lost, 26-7, to Southern Methodist. Minnesota got shut out by Missouri, 24-0. Indiana was embarrassed, 20-10, by little Miami of Ohio. Oh, well, shrugged Midwestern football fans, accidents will happen. But then Michigan's No. 7-ranked Wolverines were upset, 21-7, by unranked North Carolina, and Washington - a team that had been blanked 10-0 by the Air Force Academy a week before - rolled up 413 yds. on the ground to beat Ohio State, 38-22. Even before last Saturday's game, when Nebraska smashed Wisconsin, 31-3, the Chicago Daily News asked...
Norman is not a real person, and he would be amusing as a fantastic. But when real things happen to him, he is too ridiculous, too affected...
...plain language, Volpe's announcement means one one of two things is going to happen. After the election, his administration is going to wait some convenient length of time (perhaps as long as several months) and then simply announce that Brookline-Elm is still the best choice. Or--and this is what opponents of Brookline-Elm obviously want--he is going to make a complete reversal and choose the Portland-Albany St. route...