Word: mobbing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...River. To be sure, Secret Service agents bobbed along near by in other rafts, and rotating teams of reporters trailed at a distance?but with firm orders to keep out of the President's sight. Indeed, as Carter cast off, he aimed his own 35-mm camera at a mob of photographers and joked: "This'll remind me of what I'm leaving...
...Oklahoma, or Notre Dame, or Ohio State, the mindless offender might have been set upon by an outraged mob. At Elsie's, in the middle of the Harvard campus, Joe Bertagna shrugged it off, finished his burger, probably stopped off at the Pi Eta club for a beer, and went back to his room to sleep...
...rate, Freshman Week can be totally bewildering, particularly if you aren't wellversed in the techniques of crowd control and mob psychology. Recognizing this unfortunate fact, we at The Crimson once again present our guide to Freshman Week. We also suggest a few of the time-honored stylistic approaches to the week (see sidebar). While we don't necessarily fell that our viewpoint on Freshman Week is superior to anyone else's, we're sure that it's more fun. There's one cardinal rule to Freshman Week; keep it in mind at all times. Of all the events listed...
Some of the best drama in London this season can be found outside the West End's Prince Edward Theater. Just before curtain time each night, a mini-mob scene unfolds. Bejeweled women-British, American and Arab-pile out of Silver Shadow limos with Savile Row-suited escorts in tow. Sleazy-looking scalpers with cockney accents auction off their wares to desperate millionaires. Sad-faced teen-agers stare dolefully at the crowd, hoping that they might somehow crash the Prince Edward's lobby. No such luck. Only ticket holders are allowed past the theater's tuxedoed doormen...
...worsening every hour, the British Civil Aviation Authority moved. The strict regulations rationing sales of low-fare tickets were bent, allowing airlines to use up their August, September and October stand-by quotas now in order to get stranded Americans home. Still, it will take weeks to move the mob...