Word: mering
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...with an Eskimo, panned for gold on the beaches of Nome, donned a hard hat for a tour of the pipeline at Prudhoe Bay, and collected postcards at every stop. He also paused to reflect on how Secretary of State William Henry Seward had bought the territory for a mere $7.2 million from Czar Alexander II in 1867. In the U.S., Dobrynin noted, the deal "was known as Seward's Folly, but Alexander was known as foolish in my own country long before he sold Alaska. Sometimes we feel it's another proof of how stupid czars were...
...differently. This week a law goes into effect in Ohio that makes "buttlegging" of as little as $60 worth of smokes a felony punishable by a minimum six-month prison term for the first offense. Ohio thus joins eight other states in recognizing that cigarette smuggling is no mere misdemeanor but a crime that drains their treasuries of badly needed revenue...
Physically, the Elis are superior. They're more experienced, they have a 6-2 record and their halfback is John Pagliaro, who has rushed for 987 yards already this season, or a mere 77 less than Harvard's entire team...
Schorr's decision to approach the book as a journalist was instinctive, but it was also wise. The attempt at objectivity enhances the book, providing the reader with a fuller story and a clearer perspective than mere reminiscence...
...independent judge unhindered by political considerations would have proven to be the wisest move, especially in light of federal Judge Barrington D. Parker's no-nonsense rebuke of Helms during the sentencing proceedings last Friday. Government prosecutors might well have moved to dismiss the case as feared, but the mere fact of sending the case to the branch of government in which it properly belongs would have avoided the cynicism that greeted the Helms plea in many quarters last week...