Word: hoards
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...readers who like to hoard their Hollywood gleanings like green stamps, Hedda has a wildly scattershot collection: Clark Gable had not a tooth of his own in his head; Sinatra, Jerry Lewis and Doris Day all shower at least three times a day; Mario Lanza roamed the streets of Beverly Hills at night in his Cadillac to batter down the mailbox of a movie mogul he thought had betrayed him; Harry Cohn broke up the romance of Sammy Davis Jr. and Kim Novak by having a thug threaten to work Sammy over. And if such racy bits never appeared...
...reduce the size of its unwanted hoard, the railways are now broadcasting urgent announcements on trains reminding passengers to take their box lunches and briefcases. Burial urns are never mentioned, said one official, because "it's rather poor taste" to say something like "Please check to see you haven't forgotten your grandmother.'' But nobody expected the campaign to do much good. While forgetfulness is much to blame, so is overcrowding. Every day, 36 million Japanese ride the trains, 4,200,000 in Tokyo alone. At rush hours, 350 commuters jam into cars designed...
...naval quarantine of Cuba, a U.S. fleet was on its way within hours. The U.S.S. Blandy, a destroyer, shoved off so quickly from Newport that it left behind its paymaster and his moneybags. On payday Lieut. James Eilberg, the supply officer, doled out the ship's petty-cash hoard of $9,500, then collected money as it was spent in the ship's store, post office and "gedunk" (soda shop), and parceled it back out until everyone was paid...
...Gold Hoard. Across India, recruiting centers were jammed with volunteers, ranging from 14-year-old schoolboys to such grizzled veterans as retired General K. M. ("Kipper") Cariappa, 62, who dramatized his impatience at not being called to duty by queuing up alongside other volunteers. Led by Nehru's daughter, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, citizens dug into their hoard of gold ornaments, estimated at a total value of $6 billion, to make donations for the national defense. Maharajahs handed over part of their tax-free state stipends, and workers throughout the subcontinent contributed the equivalent of a day's wages...
...bother to hoard your Series 1935G dollar bills; even though they lack the motto "In God We Trust," they won't be worth more than...