Word: hoods
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...twelve years, ranges deftly and wittily through Chinese history and literary legend to find the ideas that shape Communist behavior today: the ancient maxims for guerrilla warfare expounded by the 4th century B.C. strategist Sun Wu ("Do not fight a static war, and do not besiege cities"); the Robin Hood-like legend of Men of the Marshes, dating from the 13th century, that justifies Mao's own role as the righteous bandit against the evil established order when he was waging civil war from the caves of Yenan. The puns and purposeful ambiguities of the Chinese language are explored...
...Year is obvious: Ho Chi Minh, for not knowing when he's licked. Or Lyndon Johnson, for the same reason. KEITH HOOD Peace Corps Volunteer Western Carolines Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands...
...being not only the first U.S. designer to raise skirts well above the knee but also the first with such trend-setting styles as colored stockings, now so overwhelmingly popular, which he showed as part of what he called "the total look," with dress, stockings and sometimes a hood all matching. Along the way, he has introduced vinyl clothes developed out of a material that looks completely "today" and a series of freeing designs aimed at giving back to the female body its natural look and curves, including his knit tank suits, his No-Bra bra, and sheer, see-through...
After completing engineer training at Fort Hood, Texas, Smith, also 23, went home to Brownsville, Calif., on a 30-day leave in November 1965. At leave's end he phoned Fort Hood for further instructions, was told to report to Oakland Army Terminal Dec. 28 for shipment to Thailand. Then, days later, he received a telegram telling him to disregard the reporting date and await new orders "to follow." Obeying orders to the letter, Smith settled back to wait, meanwhile picking up a $130-a-week logging job. His wife Glenda Fay continued to receive her monthly $95.20 allotment...
...noon...the child's balloon eclipses both the sun and moon." Historical sequences disappear. Dylan discovers America, collides with a bowling ball and a girl from France, and, as he leaves, meets Columbus in search of land. Historical reference points dissolve in a montage. Einstein apeaprs disguised as Robin Hood, sniffing drainpipes and reciting the alphabet. "With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves/ let me forget about today until tomorrow...