Word: kit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...heroin and fear into a corpse-like tag-along, who by the end can barely keep time with a pair of maracas. More cheerfully, Charlie Watts maintains through all the years his proud, patient detachment from the tumult created by his mates. He sits, smiling behind his humble drum kit, clearly amazed that he, or any other grown man, can do this sort of thing for a living. In contrast, Richards gradually develops into the outlaw rocker he always knew he was, even when he kept his hair clipped short and wore a cardigan sweater during performances...
...proved its ability to operate ... under actual combat conditions from primitive airstrips." The insurgents themselves might be interested in some of the wares. For example, the Blowpipe is a 44-lb. antiaircraft missile system that can be fired by a lone attacker. On one page is a "cratering kit," designed to blow 25-ft.-wide holes in runways; on another, aluminum runway repair matting (installable by "completely unskilled labor") is for sale...
...broad lines of make-believe makeup. Toy and Hobby World magazine lists Remco's Crayon Children's Play Cosmetics as currently the top-selling brand. Remco also tempts the tots with Blue Ice Eye Shadow and Sweetheart Pink Lip stick. Hasbro offers a Fresh 'n Fancy kit that allows the girls to mix their own makeup colors. The prices of these play cosmetics range from $1 for a small locket containing lip gloss to about $18 for an elaborate makeup set from Ideal called the Gettin' Pretty Beauty Boutique...
Emergency room staffs in at least 220 of the state's 300 hospitals now use the Vitullo Evidence Collection Kit, named after Louis Vitullo, a former Chicago police sergeant who helped devise it. The kit comes in a book-size cardboard box and includes slides, evidence bags and labels. Nurses and doctors use the contents to collect blood samples, hairs, fingernail scrapings and bodily smears. While it is still too early to gauge the success of the kit, convictions were obtained in three early test cases in which it was used. Yet a lack of funds for the kits...
...life." The city council met Saturday to review the disaster. No one was ready to place blame-indeed, it was not yet known why the sky bridge gave way. Said a Hyatt vice president, James Howard, in a careful letter to the mayor and Missouri Governor Christopher ("Kit") Bond: "We do not know the cause of the tragedy. However, we do know that the structural integrity and safety of the building had been assured by the architects, the contractor, and in subsequent building Somewhere, the assurance flawed...