Word: killingly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...transition from the old to the new. The school dispute is not just a labor dispute. It has to do with social change." But some groups and individuals are unable to face the change, and react with violence. "These are the tempers of the time. They killed Martin Luther King with bullets. They killed Robert Kennedy with bullets. They'll kill more of the other moderates before they're through...
...lost not only his audiences but his much treasured aplomb in the face of heckling. He nearly exploded with rage when a large group in San Diego made fun of him in a mass put-on. When he began his usual line on Communists, the hecklers obligingly chanted "Kill the Commies! Kill the Commies!" When he talked about law and order, they were just as ready with cheers for the "Police! Police...
...from building and brandishing atomic bombs. To prevent such possible nuclear blackmail, Humphrey urges quick U.S. ratification of the treaty. Nixon has called for a delay because of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. His critics point out that Nixon's strategy might delay ratification by other countries or kill the treaty entirely...
...their combat experience and their foibles. Major Taffy, 34, Welsh and a veteran of the Fifth Commando mercenaries of the Congo, thinks he is bulletproof. By now, so do the federals, who have reported him dead at least five times since last December. Taffy came perilously close to being killed a few weeks ago, when a round smashed into his binoculars. Short-tempered, he curses his black troops constantly, threatening to kill them if they don't obey orders. "You rotten bastards!" he roars, when things go wrong. "You bloody, treacherous morons...
...STOP dictating these questions to myself. Wait a second, who do you think you're setting up for the kill. Mr.Dumb? This is GM, baby, the big time. He'll eat those questions up. They're too pat.... But I have to ask those questions: I'm applying for a job, not doing an interview. I'm just a normal college graduate wanting into the manistream.... Well, nothing's going to happen and you're not going to get any good copy. He's not going to get himself into any trouble; he's adroit, like a politician...