Word: pads
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...After some figuring with pad and pencil). "About one-eighth...
...Cincinnati, the leftfield seats were pregame sellouts. At home, attendance remains woefully low because Atlanta is pre-eminently a football town, because the Braves are nowhere near being pennant contenders and because an Aaron home run is a common occurrence in a stadium that the players call "the launching pad." Nonetheless, the Braves and the city fathers are beating the promotional drums. Giant billboards have been erected to give Aaron's latest homer total. A street and school will be renamed for Aaron. Cash rewards for returning Aaron home-run balls have attracted loyal bands of fans equipped with...
...unsuccessfully to hold back the insurgent attacks. Inside the city itself, house-to-house fighting erupted around the central marketplace when rebel infiltrators suddenly surfaced. Using armored scout cars that they had captured from the government, the rebels moved against the governor's mansion and its important helicopter pad. Despite insurgent gains, the government said at week's end that it could hold the town, however, and the outcome of the battle was still in doubt...
...haven't written a thing. I sit down with a pad and try to write longhand, but I can't think and I lose interest. I can't believe the money I'm spending on attorneys. It costs me $1,200-$ 1,500 every day I'm in a hearing or legal appearance. Luckily, my notoriety has sparked an interest in my books-I've had 19 titles issued this year, 17 reissues and two new ones-but all the money is going to lawyers...
...Harris' staff surprise the audience by interrupting him with comments of their own. The purpose is to suggest that Harris and his listeners are all adults together, and that he is no parent proclaiming infallible truths to obedient children. Occasionally, he writes out advice on a prescription pad: "I want you, John, to smile and greet ten new people every...