Word: lurch
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...smoker in the lurch...
...Flying A station. They're in a hurry; they've got a "withdrawal" to make. But the overfriendly attendant insists on delivering a pitch for the sponsor's latest premium offer. Finally, a gum-snapping Bonnie says: "Let's gedoutta heah awreddy!" And off they lurch...
...easiest way for Chicago businessmen to reach the luxurious lakeside summer colony of Charlevoix, Mich., is via a 250-mile flight to Traverse City, followed by a 15-minute small-plane hop to the final destination. But what happens when the airline is booked? Those left in the lurch must drive north to Milwaukee, where they catch a ferry to Ludington, Mich., a trip that takes six hours-then drive 150 miles to Charlevoix...
...says, "reminds me of someone who has been ten rounds in the ring with Cassius Clay. He's been faced by the new theology, the new morality, church reunion, liturgical reform. I think the church is in danger of leaving him in the lurch." Sullivan considers his new post "a sort of Eisenhower job as chairman of a team"; as a preacher, he presumably intends to see that none of the team members are left behind...
...SPAIN. Years of unprecedented prosperity, besides sending Spain's annual economic growth rate soaring to 9%, have caused inevitable growing pains. To combat an alarming lurch toward inflation, the Franco regime last year introduced new monetary restraints and tightened up on installment-buying. Spanish workers have expressed their discontent in a wave of walkouts, demonstrations and riots...