Word: neck
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...flirted with the hopes of the people dangerously: when he fails to come through, the fans reserve their most exquisite fury. When he doesn't hustle to first they razz him. When he applies his talent for appallingly stupid base-running ran all-star from the neck down. white Sox manager Eddie Stanky once said) or fields half-heatedly at first base, his new stable in the field (left field, his time-honored turf in the past, is traversed by friskeir souls now) the hoots and curses come showering down. But the fickle fans relish in extremity: when Yaz plays...
...lesson that the Congressman from Lowell has learned is that "Congress is gun-shy about being ahead of the country. It wants to be damn sure there is consensus before it sticks its neck out. The freshmen don't see themselves in this role. We want to be the action. Given the fact that there is nothing going on in the White House, we would like to lead, not just act like the recorder writing down what the latest poll confirms...
...sausages and spinach. It was a snack that would go uneaten. Perhaps one of his guests remained behind, or perhaps he was joined by a new visitor-whoever was there was almost certainly someone he knew well. Giancana was shot seven times at close range in the face and neck...
...Politburo, while his wife is chairwoman of the Central Committee of the Women's League. A host of nieces and aunts hold high posts in that organization. The only challenge to Kim may be health: there have been rumors that he suffers from a malignant tumor in his neck...
Died. Sam Giancana, 66, Chicago mobster linked to alleged CIA plots to assassinate Fidel Castro; of seven bullet wounds in the head and neck; in his Oak Park, Ill., home (see THE NATION...