Word: nosing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...mountain regions of Greece, where old traditions die hard, a girl without a dowry has about as much chance of getting a husband as a girl without a nose. The birth of a boy to a poor family is celebrated in the tavern; baby girls are greeted with laments...
...Wane. Toward week's end "Judge" Smith's balm began to wear off. Attempting to toss out the bill on a technicality, Smith was firmly overruled by House Speaker Sam Rayburn. Better still, unofficial nose counts by whips of both parties found all but about 40 of the 200 Republicans and more than half the 234 Democrats still prepared to vote down the jury-trial amendment. But as debate continued toward this week's crucial voting, a new wedge was driven in the pro-civil-rights ranks. The driver: no less an advocate than Harlem...
...because I got used to the kids on the block makeing fun of me, but now I would like to have boy friends like the other girls and go out Saturday nites. but no boy will take me because I was born without a nose-although I am a good dancer and have a nice shape and my father buys me pretty clothes...
Monday Morning Virus? Emotional factors may be as potent as a virus in causing the common cold, said Virologist Robert J. Huebner of the U.S. Public Health Service. Volunteers, wrote Dr. Huebner in Public Health Reports, got equally severe cold symptoms regardless of whether they received nose drops containing viruses, or drops of harmless, virus-free material...
...other TV shows goes over the heads of millions of viewers. NBC surveys have found that his popularity is heaviest in big cities and, contrary to usual TV form, greatest among college graduates. Snorts Caesar at this: "I had bananas up my ears last week and grapes in my nose. It's not a sophisticated program, but I will not play down...