Word: heating
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Undaunted by 100° heat, two slugging Texas Democrats mixed it up last week in the rousing, extravagant kind of party club fight Texans love...
...days a week Berrigan himself spins out a column of whimsy on such themes as Thailand's heat ("A neighbor's pig was unwise enough to walk into the sun, and the sun rendered him down to a shoat") and the pleasures of ignoring a watch ("We sit here thinking we have plenty of time because the sun is where it is, and the shadow of our pencil is falling at the plenty-of-time angle"). Occasionally Berrigan forgoes his humor, reports with fascination on subjects like dawn coming to a Thai village: "In the quiet hour before...
...dollar, an increase in the German quota would greatly reduce pressure on the fund's U.S. dollars. The U.S. also wants a stronger fund, able to swing a bigger stick to force its members to keep their fiscal houses in order. This would take much of the heat off the U.S. which often has to perform this disagreeable job when considering foreign loans...
...become too big, insisted the bishop. Retorted Emilio Cianfarano, Sant'Angelo's rebel chief: "When you split a family, the whole family suffers." And besides, grumbled the rebels, the bishop had been swayed by Giglio donations of nearly $5,000 toward a new church. Despite the heat caused by such arguments, the villagers failed in their early-morning assault. Before nightfall, 70 more cops arrived from nearby towns, nine men were hurt, 15 jailed, and the bishop's decree was duly signed...
Pipe Patcher. A repair kit to plug holes in pipes, boilers, etc. was put on sale by Devcon Corp. of Danvers, Mass. Key material is a mixture of 80% steel and 20% plastic which sets under heat in 60 seconds or less. Holes up to ¼ in. in diameter can be repaired without turning off the pressure. A woven-glass-tape bandage is included for laminating a larger opening. Price...