Word: kicked
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...murders in one day," Bundie said half-aloud, echoing the Chief's words. "Two murders in one day." With an absent-minded kick, Bundie sent a stray piece of paper flying. Suddenly his heart leaped to his throat: the paper was identical to the one he had found inside the package the sinister foreigner had given him by mistake! Like some great spark plug, Bundie's mind flashed. Swiftly, he recounted the day's events to himself, "The circle with the Roman numeral seven in it was stamped on the sole of the foot of the other corpse. There must...
That's the sort of tabula rasa author-director Don Owen has constructed. His ill-concealed secret is that he himself hasn't the foggiest what poor Peter needs. Nor have any of his actors. More discipline? More freedom? Less pressure? More responsibility? Love and approbation? A swift kick in the rear...
...backyard walks, to dinner guests, to aides who sit at his bedside at night, to Latin American leaders, and to the nation and the world over television, he constantly explains and defends his decisions. "When you duck, dodge, hesitate and shimmy, every man and his dog give you a kick," he said. "I expect to get kicked, but I don't expect to duck." Replying to complaints about his decision to send troops into the Dominican Republic, Johnson snapped: "I realize I am running the risk of being called a gunboat diplomat, but that is nothing compared to what...
Intimate Orbiter. Mariner IV, which will pass near Mars on July 14, may send back fascinating pictures of the planet's large-scale topography. But later spacecraft will be far more useful after they kick themselves into orbits close to the red planet. They will be able to study Mars for long periods at close range, sending back several kinds of maplike pictures, including intimate views of Mars made by infra-red light and by radar. A single orbiter will be able to chronicle an entire cycle of the Martian seasons, watching the growth of vegetation (if it really...
...respect the project's list of dos ("girls are always escorted") and don'ts ("no excessive displays of affection") designed to ensure that they do not "contribute to the portrait of the 'Ugly American.'" The students pay their own expenses, prepare their own meals, even kick in a minimum of $10 each to help buy precious building materials...