Word: motels
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...silence was broken by the boom of a shotgun. Three police cruisers, their tires squealing, encircled an old faded green station wagon idling at a curb. A pack of fresh-faced young men and women in navy blue polyester jackets dashed around the corner of the Dogwood Inn motel. Each brandished a drawn revolver and a look that said, One false move, and you're dead...
...Texas great again." On the stump at tamale feeds and rodeos, the candidate embellishes his message, bear-hugging his way through crowds, pecking women on the cheek and grabbing a guitar to warble a Mexican ballad. "Look him in the eyes, and you have to trust him," says Tyler motel clerk Boris Johnson. "There's nothing phony. He speaks common sense...
...Most motels will run you at least $60 to $80 per night for a room--not much when you divide it four, six, or eight ways as you crowd on to the floor. Plus, there are plenty of specials around. The Lido Motel, for instance, offers dorm-like rooms for $25 per night one block from the beach...