Word: liquoring
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...would be wiped out. When warned that this might hurt tourism, he answered that Cuba will attract U.S. visitors "by more decent means-sports, for instance." Castro said that the gambling casinos would be reopened, for tourists only, and "the profits will go to the people." The ban on liquor sales stayed in effect until week's end, but reformist zeal could not entirely suppress the Cuban love of life. As tension gradually eased, the shaggy warriors from the hills began leading awed Havana girls to inspect their free (normally $30-a-day) rooms in the Hilton and Nacional...
...altars, while drums pounded faster and faster, men, women and children danced and shouted, stomped and babbled. Yemanjá, goddess of the sea, was the special object of honor; poor families from Rio's slums and evening-clad nightclub patrons waded into the water to toss in offerings-liquor, perfume, jewelry, and thousands of bouquets of white chrysanthemums...
Ultimate Test. In Cooksville, Ont, Gregory Taylor was acquitted of driving with ability impaired by liquor when the constable who arrested him testified that Taylor twice walked successfully across a 2-in.-by-8-in. plank over a 12-ft. sewer excavation...
...meet the rate or possibly lose them. Although the city is bond-free and takes title to debt-free city hall, sewage plant and waterworks, its tax yield at the start will be too small to meet expenses. The Hanford atomic plant is beyond city limits and untaxable; property, liquor and gasoline taxes will be $250,000 less than the $2,500,000 annual budget unless services are cut back or taxable new industry and homeowners arrive. Nevertheless, Richland is optimistic...
Such jokes did not have to be very funny to evoke bitter laughter from Turks in Istanbul last week. The government monopoly had just raised its prices on state-produced cigarettes, liquor, matches and tea. Premier "Adrian" 'Menderes, who cannot take it when newspapers dish it out. was also proving thin-skinned about satiric songs and nightclub jokes...