Word: magic
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Defense Department study exploring the feasibility of using odor bombs in Asia suggested that a vegetarian tribe could be effectively sickened and confused by flooding the jungle with the concentrated body odor of meat eaters. During the 1960s Congo rebellion, another Pentagon study investigated the possibility of creating "special magic potions" for use by friendly Congolese troops. In Viet Nam, American forces distributed "propaganda soap" layered with anti-Viet Cong messages, and experimented at Cam Ranh Bay with dolphins in underwater surveillance and detection...
...equally intent Senate majority leader, Robert Byrd, repeatedly called for cloture votes to end debate. Through five such roll calls, the antifilibuster support slowly mounted from 42 to 58. Last week Byrd was ready with a plan to reach the magic 60 votes on the sixth attempt...
...magic moment in American history. Which, of course, is a misreading of history. The magic Camelot of John F. Kennedy never existed. The knights of his round table were able, tough, ambitious men, capable of kindness, also capable of error. Of them all, Kennedy was the toughest, the most intelligent, the most attractive-and inside, the least romantic. He was a realistic dealer in men, a master of games who understood the importance of ideas. He advanced the cause of America, at home and abroad. But he also posed for the first time the great question...
...Amazing Fantasy Jugglers combine percussion effects with juggling magic and are a must a least once...
Louis B. Mayer: Another casino! One more shot at bringing back High Hollywood Provincial. What have people got against chandeliers anyhow? Chandeliers are magic, and ever since these multinational-communications and service-industry boys-that is what they want to be called now, isn't it-sold off Judy's ruby shoes from Oz, MGM has been a little short on magic...