Word: lucke
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...will buy a single pair of quality gloves, hang the expense, and put them into the pocket of her favorite coat. From there, they can be hauled out when necessary. And to there, they can be swiftly returned, immediately after an entrance or exit. With a little bit of luck, they need never be worn...
...hard cover, or waiting a few months for the paperback edition. In this case, it is probably best to wait. A Fine Madness is diverting but not absorbing, and those who remember Gully Jimson will be disappointed with Sampson Shillitoe. The harried student who cannot wait is in luck, though--because this novel won the $10,000 Putnam Prize, it is offered by the publishers with a money back guarantee. If you are disappointed, you can always take it back...
...branches in 16 cities. Under McKerrow, Continental has insured a railroad against any harm that might be caused by two Siberian tigers being shipped to a St. Paul zoo, also insured members of a private New Orleans club against excessive bodily harm caused by the Mardi Gras festivities. Luck and nerve as well as experience are important, but Continental generally shuns such risks as traveling carnivals, stunt pilots and amateur parachutists. "We don't make snap decisions," says McKerrow. "We sit here for hours and discuss how to fix a rate, how to determine the hazards, and what...
Laotians seemed less interested in politics than in the annual Phi Mai festival, during which for three days everybody doused everybody else with scented water to wash away bad luck and celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Serpent, symbolizing wisdom and chaos. Most celebrants used buckets; some favored water pistols. Before long, more serious weapons were in evidence, and Laos was in the midst of a military coup seeking to overthrow the shaky coalition government. Wisdom? That remained to be seen. Chaos? Plenty...
Even Curtis Publishing Co. had a timely bit of luck in the find. After the publishing house announced that it owns 40,000 acres of timberland next to the Timmins strike-and that it has an agreement with Texas Gulf to share in the profits of ore under its timber holdings-Curtis stock rose 2⅝ points to 11, before trading was halted by the Big Board...