Word: modishly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...wife, then a civil service secretary. They are childless, but his affection for children is deep; when he heard of the death of 18-month-old Angela Gallagher, hit by a sniper's ricochet in Belfast, he wept openly. A practicing Catholic, the blue-eyed, graying Lynch wears modish sideburns and hair long enough to curl around his collar...
...most convincing evidence of all that Mc- Govern is not just operating a holding action for Kennedy is the determined and energetic way in which he is campaigning. He is traveling widely, speaking up readily on issues. He has taken to wearing longer hair, buckled shoes, flowered ties and modish suits to appeal to a younger following. Vows McGovern: "If Senator Kennedy or anyone else gets that nomination, they are going to have to take it away from me. I'm not yielding to anyone." Iowa Senator Harold Hughes, who recently withdrew from contention, insists: "George...
Watson's note, sent to IBM managers, warned that "too many of our people are beginning to exceed the bounds of common sense in their business attire." Because "the midstream of executive appearance is generally far behind the leading edge of fashion," he continued, modish threads might well offend potential IBM customers...
...attend history and political science classes at Bucknell University, also in Lewisburg. Douglas charmed at least two coeds, told one he was dying of cancer and wanted to marry her to gain "six to twelve months of happiness." He even had an off-campus apartment, where he kept modish clothes. Douglas also asked to meet members of the campus peace movement, and they seemed to accept him. He became friendly, too, with Berrigan in the prison...
...grown in their private plots and unload them for two to three times the price of wilted produce in the official market. Western-made clothing and shoes are available in government-sanctioned "commission" shops. There is also a black market in Western clothing, supplying trendy and kinky threads to modish Russians. Cost of a pair of white jeans: $30. Some items come right off the backs of tourists; they risk arrest for selling a shirt or sports coat to an importunate chap who later turns...