Word: mastered
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Skelm and Runcorn faced political difficulties arising out of the dual authority in the town. The national Government had formed a corpora- tion over each new town to draw up its master plan, provide utilities, and build factories and housing. The local government--the Urban District Council--was still largely in charge of providing playgrounds, community centers, schools, police protection, and fire service. The corporation was allowed to spend only fourteen dollars per person on these services...
...request was channeled to Alwin M. Pappenheimer '29, Master of Dunster House, who arranged for Lee to speak at the Forum. Amid laughter and applause, Lee explained, "I've come here to sample opinion" and "to find out what other contingency plans I must make...
...stood on the sidewalk in front of the Great Gate at Trinity College, Cambridge, and waited for an arrival who was already 14 minutes overdue, Trinity Master Lord Butler was somewhat bemused by his position. "It is the first time I have met a student here," he remarked to bystanders. Moments later, a red Mini pulled up and the gangly frame of Prince Charles unfolded from the tiny car. After much public debate in Britain over the proper education of the heir apparent, the Prince of Wales had come to Cambridge to finish his formal schooling. Though...
Wallach's mailman is an intellectual who never went to college because he couldn't master French. He lives in a basement flat that other people use as a storage room. There's a blackboard in the room on which he places...
...Today's Word." But words are about the only things in life Wallach can master. After a particularly agonizing day of put-downs the mailman resolves to abduct and rape the first nubile ("Today's Word") female he chances upon. But instead, after a series of failures worthy of Wily Coyote, he accidentally kidnaps a pushing-40 Long Island housewife in town trying to re-enroll in college...