Word: listen
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Only 20 players were present for yesterday's intrasquad scrimmage. And at the end of practice, Getchell had to listen to five players announce that they had an afternoon lab or seminar today...
Apart from the scarcity of Negroes in the crowd, there is nothing tangible to suggest the campaign's racial undertones. But here, as at other stops, a white citizen gets the candidate's ear, whispers urgently. Procaccino steps back and says: "Listen, I just want you to know that as far as I'm concerned, each man in this city is as good as any man." The leader and entourage sweep down the street. Procaccino stops at a pizza stand, buys wedges for himself and his running mates. Nibbling from his left hand, shaking with his right...
...ride of American Motors engineers was a regular test in their effort to develop doors that slam with what automen call a solid "thunk." One result showed up last week as American Motors introduced the Hornet, its new small car, with an advertisement that urged: "Open a door and listen for the reassuring thunk you get when you close it." In auto showrooms, the sound of a car door slamming touches some responsive chord in the frazzled psyche of the American buyer-and all the automakers know it. "There is very little to go on when...
Following the meal, cups of tea and some cigarettes, we went to the schoolroom. For several hours we immersed ourselves in loud and joyous music. People from the trailers on the hill drifted in and sat down to listen. At half past twelve. Donovan said it was time to quit because the next day was Sunday. We dritted back to our various beds...
...seven years my cells change. But each new cell sings of health and wellbeing. No matter how often I am replaced, I remain formidable. . . . Look into my eyes: rain puddles rich with life. My story should be told." Hypnotized by those glittering rain puddles, the reader is compelled to listen...