Word: mammoths
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Close to the White House. Born to a family of civil servants, Hoover first went to work for that "mammoth filing cabinet," the Library of Congress. From there he moved to the Justice Department, where he cleaned up its seamy, scandal-ridden investigative division and established "that monument to bureaucratic endeavor-a central fingerprint file." In the course of his career, Hoover has regularly exaggerated the FBI's accomplishments, writes Kraft. But why not? All federal bureaus, from the FCC to the Reclamation Bureau, do the same. While Hoover has a reputation for being his own boss...
...PEACE. Despite the difficulty of shrinking an oak back into an acorn, this Phoenix Theater production of the mammoth Tolstoy classic is surprisingly dramatic. In this play, and in an alternate offering, Man and Superman, individual acting egos are submerged in beautiful ensemble playing...
...from a cannon," said one awed spectator), and as he lay gasping in the dirt, the bull ran over his body. Miraculously, he escaped with nothing worse than bruises. Four days later he was back in action, and unlucky enough to draw another never-ridden bull-this time a mammoth Black Angus-Brahma cross. Wegner stuck it out the full 8 sec., but his wild, scrambling ride earned him only 60 out of a possible 100 points...
...Planning Office is especially concerned about the mammoth parking problems that will be generated by visitors to the Kennedy Library. While parking for the library is not exclusively a University problem. Goyette said that whatever facilities are provided will probably be used mainly during the summer months...
This droll and sparkling book by Stuart Cloete (rhymes with snooty) adds considerable refinements to the lore of love, all the more surprising since Cloete, who has spent most of his life in South Africa, is noted for mammoth epics of wilderness treks and colonial wars. Somehow, while exploring the heart of darkness, he became interested in illuminating as well the hidden heart of womankind...