Word: houre
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...classmates converged on the diesel-powered stern-wheeler Liberty Belle for the cruise that was to cap their 30th reunion, a four-hour voyage up the river into the darkness and back, a roast beef dinner and dancing to a three-piece band. It was a stirry night of boozy merriment, insistent camaraderie, an interlude of urgent small talk and the irresistible pursuit of ghosts...
After a recess, with the Americans taking a long lunch in Vance's three-room suite in the Intercontinental Hotel and Gromyko taking a nap in the Soviet mission building, the SALT talks reconvened for Gromyko's three-hour response. Said one American participant: "Listening to Gromyko for an hour is like listening to anyone else for three." Said another: "The meetings [on Wednesday] weren't negative. But the end game gets very complicated when there is not much to finish. There's very little room to maneuver...
Winterset presents a formidable challenge for any company because it is so unwieldy. The Loeb's ensemble though blessed with excellent technical work and some fine actors, does not quite manage to overcome the sheer leaden ness of this three-hour-plus, heavy drama. They give it a good try, only to fold up, as does much of the audience, by the time the third act rolls around...
After the second hour exam they "drop out like bees," Holmberg said. "After you fail two there's not much point in going on," he added...
...half-hour speech, which preceded the question-and-answer period, Sole frequently referred to the threat of Soviet power in South Africa, and said he believes the Soviets are primarily interested in the mineral resources of South Africa...