Word: mined
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that Zabriskie Point was the lowest elevation in the U.S., and that the film Zabriskie Point occupied a similar location in Antonioni's career; or that in the gangland 1920s, pineapple was a euphemism for bomb, which applies to the pineapple epic The Hawaiians. I can recall one of mine (which I'm not at all proud of): I wrote that The April Fools was surely meant to be seen on April 1. And on it goes...
...trial of former United Mine Workers President W.A. (Tony) Boyle began last week in the Philadelphia suburb of Media, Pa., evidence in the form of a .38-cal. revolver and a carbine rested ominously on a table. No less dramatic was the opening statement by Prosecuting Attorney Richard A. Sprague: "We will show how a family named Yablonski was murdered. The defendant here is the man who used the money from the United Mine Workers, from the sweat and blood of the miners of America, to pay for these murders. We will go step by step up the ladder until...
...smoking in all of the Department's auditoriums and conference rooms, an indignant employee wrote to him protesting that such a restriction "is tantamount to suggesting I not drive my car to work because 35,000 persons were killed in auto accidents last year. The choice to drive is mine...I enjoy smoking. I resent being denied that small pleasure. I take exception to the Secretary denying me the right to such a personal choice...
...Kennedy fitted out Teddy with special equipment. Ski Instructor Blair Ammons taught him to schuss all over again, using poles fitted with small runners for great maneuverability and balance. Praising Teddy's spunk and skill, Ammons said, "Quite frankly, his one leg fatigues less easily than both of mine...
Writer McConnell jumped out of his taxi and ran up to the gunman. Despite the bloodshed and the gunman's frantic attempts to force his way into the royal limousine, McConnell remembers saying with typical British cool: "Look, old man, these people are friends of mine. Don't be silly, just give me the gun." He moved forward to take the weapon, when suddenly "there was a blinding flash, and I remember thinking, 'Christ, the bastard's shot...