Word: peakes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...curtailing of federal programs, but the unemployment resulting from a slowdown of the economy may have an even greater impact. Negroes have always been the first to be laid off as firms react to a decelerating economy, and it is probable that the number laid off will peak sometime during the summer. If the President and Congress were trying to build riot potential, their timing could scarcely have been better...
...Third Symphony, the maestro once dryly commented: "Some say this is Napoleon, some Hitler, some Mussolini. For me it is simply allegro con brio." Still, Toscanini's brio was like no one else's, and the NBC Symphony strikes sparks as it builds to one peak of excitement after another, and then softly and precisely casts long incandescent arcs of melody. The recordings date mostly from the early '50s, and are mono only...
...achieve what Bindrim called "sensory saturation with peak stimuli," the members picked the most congenial partner of the opposite sex by looking into one another's eyes to find the one whose gaze was most comfortable. Then, eyes closed, the partners touched, tasted and smelled pleasurable objects, such as roses and velvet. Next, they touched fingertips and gazed steadily into each other's eyes. They tried to recall whatever moment in life had given them utmost pleasure. After 20 minutes, all the participants sat in a circle and shared experiences, ridding themselves of some repressions and problems...
...Columbia, well the Lions are ranked seventh in the nation, closing in on the March 2 confrontation with Princeton. They may not be at their competitive peak for tomorrow night's game, but they should win in a walk, especially playing in the cozy confines of their pint-sized...
...weapons. Only after the attack did Vietnamese intelligence realize that the unusual number of funerals the previous week was no accident: the Viet Cong had buried their weapons in the funeral coffins, dug them up on the night of the assault. They even test-fired their guns during the peak of the Tet celebrations, the sound of the shots mingling with that of the firecrackers going...