Word: liquor
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...boosting excise taxes on liquor, tobacco, gasoline...
Though his art was lofty, Turner made no pretensions of being so. A barber's son, he scorned society, saved his money, kept his own counsel, and downed his liquor in heroic quantity. He had a big house on Queen Anne Street where he lived with his favorite paintings, and a hideaway on the Thames where he lived with his favorite woman (they were known in the neighborhood as Captain and Mrs. Booth...
Hammonasset Beach will replace Derby, Connecticut, as the backdrop of the frolic which has been revamped to include intramural sports, a rugby match, less liquor than usual, and a new "attitude of restraint." The new site is 25 miles east of New Haven on route...
...diet tips ("I put a halt to salt"), generously allows his readers to balance their calories over three-day periods so they have time to do penance for bursts of overindulgence. Instead of frowning on high-calorie alcohol, Elmer simply warns against sweet mixes' and high-proof liquor ("for every proof add a calorie"). Those who can't keep count of drinks should pocket a match with every drink, count the toll next morning...
Still, Small Voice. In Los Angeles, a thug entered Delfin Cosio's liquor shop, took $60 and a bottle of whisky at gunpoint, returned five minutes later to deposit his loot on the counter, said: "Give me a break. I don't know what happened...