Word: nails
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...decades, Lambuth asked only that students think hard and write straight, looking to such models as Belloc, Conrad, Chesterton and the English Bible. "Clear thinking and not a mastery of rules and a memory full of difficulties is what makes good writing," Lambuth summed up. "If you have a nail to hit, hit it on the head...
...Texas: a nail-biting 15-13 victory over undermanned, underdog (by 13 points) Texas A. & M. that ensured the No. 1-ranked Longhorns an undefeated season (and probably the national championship)-but did little for their prestige. Illinois shackled Michigan State 13-0 to win its first Big Ten title in ten years, and No. 4-ranked Mississippi backed into the Southeastern Conference championship by eking out a 10-10 tie with unranked Mississippi State. In another intrastate battle, Auburn capitalized on Alabama mistakes for a 10-8 victory-the first time the Tigers had even scored on Alabama since...
...news in the skin game is that it's getting masculine to be feminine. The leathery look in men is Out. Creams and cleansers, powders and pomades, hair-tinting combs, face-tightening masks, nail lacquers, hair sprays and sweet-smelling stuff in all sizes, shapes and prices are booming in the male market, and the cosmetics industry is rushing to repackage its female products into something for the boys...
...comment on the two room suite agreed upon by nearly every girl was the need to keep rooms and furniture as versatile as possible. Some thought nothing should be built in, others demanded walls that were nail-able and tape-able. Many suggested movable furniture and room shapes adaptable to many different arrangements. "The chief trouble with the new dorms (North House) is that they're too closely planned. They're like Walden Two," wrote one girl...
...better at the sort of tune he sang last week when he announced that Boston-based Sheraton expects to be in the black this year after suffering the first loss in its 26-year history in fiscal 1963. Gentle and somewhat shy in appearance, Henderson is actually a nail-hard and penny-conscious executive who goes about flipping off lights and mercilessly fires longtime employees to save money. He uses the stock market as a bellwether for the chain he helped found, spending and expanding when it rises and retrenching when it falls. A knowledgeable antique collector, a frenetic photographer...