Word: odd
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...surface next? Why San Antonio, naturally. Later this month Publishing Baron Rupert Murdoch, 42, will complete his $18 million purchase of the San Antonio morning Express (circ. 84,000) and evening News (circ. 63,000), sister dailies owned by Harte-Hanks Newspapers Inc. The choice of locale might seem odd for the ambitious Australian, who has specialized in reviving faltering papers with heavy doses of crime coverage, cheesecake and scandal. But Murdoch relishes competition, and San Antonio offers him a rousing circulation battle with the Light, a Hearst-owned afternoon daily. Wary Light officials have already begun huffing about "foreign...
...more employers-have been on the CIA payroll as undercover informants. Some are full-time agents using journalism as a cover. Only five of the 40 were said to be regular staffers for large news organizations. Still, the news raised eyebrows and caused some editors to wonder if that odd stringer who contributes occasional stories from spook-crowded environs like the Caribbean and Eastern Europe might be accepting more than news tips from the CIA. The agency, of course, named no names. But in response to questions, the CIA assured the Star-News, New York Times and TIME, among others...
...Rome political and movie set. Astaroth explains that comets disrupt the "psychomagnet-ic equilibrium" of the planetary system. He adds: "Human beings will be drawn to commit acts of violence-not only singly but collectively." In McFarland, Wis., the self-proclaimed head of the Church of the Odd Infinitum, Edward Ben Elson, is selling tickets at $10 each for his intergalactic spaceship ("No warranties expressed or implied"). He says it will take off Dec. 24 before the comet's gases can ignite the earth's oil supply and bring death to most of mankind. UFO Cataloguer and Astronomer...
...Important? As her reason for not having earlier told the court about the gap in the tape, Miss Woods also relied on that odd White House belief that the Haldeman part of the conversation was not wanted by the Special Prosecutor. Asked Judge Sirica solemnly: "Didn't you think it was important to tell everything you knew?" Replied Miss Woods: "I can only say that I am dreadfully sorry." Sirica ordered that her earlier denials of any mistake be reread from the record. After hearing them she said: "I can only say again, I did work very hard over...
When the astronauts sat down to their first meal, Mission Control asked, "Were you able to find enough food for six people?" What prompted the odd question was that the previous Skylab team had left their suits stuffed with clothing and propped up as dummies inside the wardroom. Retorted Carr: "The other three don't need much...