Word: jumbos
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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While Tufts failed to press its offense, the Crimson's problem was inaccuracy. The constant stream of Crimson attempts wore out three Jumbo goalies in the course of the game, yet far too many set-up balls were booted over the nets by eager forwards...
...dreams of rubbing shoulders with the international smart set, the gay dog who would risk all on a turn of the card, there is the 'Monaco' with 'Sea Mist Polish Finish, interior richly lined in 600 Aqua Supreme Cheney velvet, magnificently quilted and shirred, with matching jumbo bolster and coverlet...
French garment manufacturers who export to Germany sell a higher proportion of jumbo sizes (16 to 18) there than anywhere else. In most other countries, also, well-buttressed women steer clear of such revealing clothes as stretch ski pants; in West Germany, according to the world-girdling Bogner stretch-pants concern, there is a steady demand for slipcover sizes...
...dining rooms a battery of Hilton tasters has effected a saving with the discovery-so they say-that Manhattans are much better when made with the cheapest bourbon and that Icelandic lobster is better and cheaper than jumbo shrimp in many seafood dishes. Each of the five restaurants in the New York Hilton has a culinary theme-Spanish, French, Old New Orleans, etc.-but all the food is cooked in one mammoth kitchen. Hilton also saves money by purchasing its turkeys only once a year and freezing them, by having its French fries blanched with oil before they leave Idaho...
...favorite. He had the backing of the California Democratic Council, the A.F.L.-C.I.O.'s Committee on Political Education, and a glowing letter of support from President Kennedy. Of three Republicans, only Del Clawson, 49, the mayor of Compton (pop. 75,000), acted like a serious candidate. Last week jumbo-sized (5 ft. 11 in., 245 lbs.), saxophone-playing Del Clawson won easily, with 33,086 votes to 21,951 for Porter, the runner...