Word: lollipops
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...house of Isaac merely out of control; it is also under attack. The Lollipop Gang, a trio of teen-age terrorists, preys on Isaac's women, roughing up Ida and stalking Marilyn. A Lower East Side liberation front, the Lollipops wage a perverse holy war on Isaac's sway. The policeman's determination to keep his fief in order and the Lollipops' efforts to tear it apart are the core of this brilliantly conceived, tortuously crafted novel...
...still managed to finish in less than nine hours. "I was ready to play some tennis, but the Death Valley courts aren't lighted, and it was dark by the time Emmerton came in," said Bobby with typical modesty after pocketing $25,000 in prize money from the lollipop company that he endorses. Will the aging pair race again? "If the terms are right," answered Riggs. "We're already talking about Iran or Australia. Or maybe the Great Wall of China...
...Good Ship Lollipop was obviously not quite the thing for Accra. So instead, U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Shirley Temple Black, 46, jogged a local high-life stomp before a delighted crowd. En paste for less than three months, Shirley has already started coming to grips with local tribal languages, tossing off "akwaaba " (welcome in Twi) and "oy-iwala donn " (thank you in Ga) without even a hint of her notorious childhood lisp. Resident Americans who greeted Shirley with skepticism now call her a solid plus for Uncle Sam. Said one Ghanaian official happily: "It's good to have...
...elections. Even so, both the Tories and the Liberals, who have been warning of dire economic disruptions, had begun to get the message: British voters are not interested in any more bad news. One Liberal leader remarked acidly last week, "If the people want to drift off again into lollipop land, then we have some real problems...
...there was a lollipop syndrome, its chief beneficiary last week appeared to be Harold Wilson, who would like to gain his fourth victory as Labor Party leader and thus become the winningest Prime Minister of this century. Slimmer, tanned and far more confident than during his lackluster February campaign, Wilson, 58, this time carefully husbanded his energy; he seldom made more than one or two appearances a night, and then only to packed gatherings of the party faithful...