Word: nearest
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Jimmy (as everyone called him) was in his own low, rambling house, making Cabinet choices to the accompaniment of comic gallops by the baffled world press up and down the narrow streets to interview job hopefuls, then on to the nearest motels in Americus (ten miles away) for sparse rest and food. The food came, famously, from the now legendary Faye's Bar-B-Q Villa-a good steak served in the Formica rooms of a "double-wide mobile home" parked in a mud lot behind a filling station near some rotting tourist cabins...
...family. In a three-day visit-during Christmas rush at that-I had cordial and substantial meetings with Alton Carter (Jimmy's uncle and keeper of the family tales, possessed of an excellent narrative tongue and the sweet will to use it); Gloria Carter Spann (Jimmy's nearest sister, wife to a Plains farmer and the most retiring and impressive of the circle); Miss Allie Smith (Rosalynn's serene but clearly strong mother); and Jimmy and Rosalynn themselves (attentive as radar stations on the DEW line and pleasanter...
...Inauguration at least. In a remarkable exercise of control under pressure, the town council has severely limited commercial building. In addition to the two shops mentioned and the church, I could count only one other shop (more souvenirs) and a small grocery store; no neon in sight. The nearest motels are still ten miles away in Americus; and while there are one or two opportunities for respectable snacks in Plains itself (try the Main Street Cafe), the nearest full menu is also toward Americus (including a startlingly good French country restaurant as recompense for Faye...
...February 1978. While most of the Harvard racquetmen are busy impersonating the Dudley House intramural team, Mike DeSaulniers humiliates Princeton's defending national champ, Tom Page, 15-6, 15-12, 15-5. All Page can say afterward is, "Where's the nearest place to find a cold beer...
Freshman diving sensation Pam Stone continued her winning ways with decisive victories off both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards, outscoring her nearest challenger by 32.5 and 36 points respectively...