Word: ills
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Merger proposals come at an ill time in one sense. Radcliffe needs wide alumnae financial support for its Building Fund Drive, yet at the same moment must announce it is considering disappearing. The appeal of mater noma will survive at least. The Radcliffe Institute intends to keep its name regardless of undergraduate liaison. Still, by the time merger could be completed, the fund drive will most likely be over...
...Rift. Harris also denies the widely held belief that there was ill feeling between him and Pueblo's skipper, Commander Lloyd ("Pete") Bucher. The security officer claims that there never was any rift. He has nothing but praise for his commanding officer, whom he views as one of the most honest, responsible officers he has ever come across, a man he would feel "privileged to serve under in the future...
...opening statement for the defense, Attorney Emile Zola Berman described Sirhan, 24, as an "immature, emotionally disturbed and mentally ill youth." Sirhan's behavior in court sometimes seemed to bear him out. He smirked, grinned and chatted with his attorneys. He gave the impression of enjoying a good story at times; other times he seemed not to be listening at all. When Berman related the Jordanian's long list of failures in school, in work and in life, Sirhan stiffened and angrily whispered protests to his other lawyers. Later, one attorney explained that Sirhan had not read Berman...
Regardless of age, many (perhaps most) marriages would seem ill-advised if not maniacal, could they be considered dispassionately in advance. Most May-December marriages thus considered look even worse. Yet there is no evidence that they turn out any worse than most unions-and possibly they work a lot better. Older men, for example, are no longer obsessed by their careers, and are much less likely to become obsessed with other young women. They are more indulgent; and besides, with them a woman is much less conscious of her own aging. Above all, the old and young partners...
...dipped since 1964 from 70 million to 60 million. The number of cigarettes consumed in the U.S. dropped in the past year from 527.8 billion to 526.5 billion. Many teenagers no longer feel obliged to smoke; it is no longer necessarily the thing to do. Responding to these ill portents, cigarette companies have accelerated their diversification drives, which have spread them into such businesses as soft drinks, cosmetics and pet foods...