Word: necked
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...said an aide. But as with so many other dramatic moments in Amin's life, there was less here than met the eye. The operation, it turned out, apparently lasted all of three minutes and was for the removal of a swelling on the lower part of his neck. At week's end there was no more talk of comas, and Big Daddy was said to be recovering very nicely, thank you, on an island in Lake Victoria...
Last week one poll showed Beame running neck and neck with his most widely known rival, colorful, combative Bella Abzug, 57. The former Congresswoman was actually running slightly ahead according to other surveys, but neither of the two was in a commanding position. Coming up fast were New York Secretary of State Mario Cuomo, 45-the personal choice of Governor Hugh Carey -and Manhattan Congressman Edward Koch, 52.* None of the four front runners appeared likely to win the 40% of primary votes needed to avoid a Sept. 19 runoff. But for Beame supporters, the crucial question was whether their...
...often tied up in farms and homes Others are deciding to cut their losses and leave. "Yes, we're taking the chicken run," says a Scottish automobile worker "but nobody wants to admit it publicly. If the word gets out, the revenue office will be breathing down your neck to see if you're not fiddling some extra cash out." An emigrant is entitled to take his household effects, his car and about $1,600 in cash-hardly enough to start a new life in another part of the . In Salisbury precious stones are selling at three...
Abruptly, Abzug changes tempo, modulates to a reassuring croon. "That's why you're going to elect me mayor." There is electricity in the synagogue sanctuary now, and Abzug delights in every watt. "I may break my neck in the process, but I'm going to do it!" Somewhere in the back, a middle-aged housewife shouts: "Right...
...home in Woods Hole, Mass., to write on scientific topics and maintain his political activities. Even though he never fit the institutional mold and eschewed gray flannels for a turtleneck sweater and medallion, Wald has left an indelible mark upon Harvard. He is at times "a pain in the neck to the administration," as one admirer says, but he is still universally respected in spite or because of his politics...