Word: holderness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Mekong: His Majesty the Supreme Divine Lord, Great Strength of the Land, Incomparable Might, Greatest in the Realm, Lord Rama, Holder of the Kingdom, Chief of the Sovereign People, Sovereign of Siam, Supreme Protector and Monarch...
...human beings, fall somewhat short of being perfect in the handling of each of the ever-increasing number of patients seeking their aid [May 13]. It is also painfully obvious that the astounding increase in technology has forced the physician into being somewhat more of a scientist than a holder of hands. The modern doctor spends half of his life with his patients, a quarter of his life trying to keep abreast of the enormous increase in medical knowledge, and the rest of the time trying to get some sleep. Instead of devoting two pages to an enumeration...
...radical proposal is more down to earth: the seat should be just 9 inches high v. about 16 inches for the conventional toilet. For better hygiene, he advocates washing jets fore and aft. The seat itself would be wider, padded, and come with built-in push-up bars, paper holder and electric flush controls. And while on the subject, Kira thinks that the urinal could stand more study. Working with everything from splash diagrams to trajectory charts, the study group proposes a cavern-shaped urinal, suggests that it might pull down from the wall above...
...women buy an estimated 75% of all goods and services. Thus it was a characteristically canny decision on Lyndon Johnson's part not only to decree the new post of Special Presidential Assistant on Consumer Affairs in January 1964 but also to appoint a woman as the first holder of that office. Her name is Mrs. Esther Peterson, and if gimmickry, guff and guile are ever banished from the Eldorado that U.S. industry has created for the shopper, Esther may well go down in history as St. Peterson...
Only 30 himself and a Southern graduate ('60), Hill coached for two years at Florida A. & M., where he trained Sprinter Bob Hayes, the current world record holder (at 9.1 sec.) in the 100-yd. dash. Two years ago, Hill returned to Southern to build up his alma mater's record book. He works his boys six days a week, and if anyone gets uppity, Hill has a ready answer: "Let's race." A former decathlon star, he can still run the 100 in under 10 sec. and high jump 6 ft. 10 in. "Other coaches...