Word: picnicing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Next, one of their leaders, Alain Geismar, 26, advised that they make it a "hot summer for the bourgeoisie." Shortly before he was hauled off to jail for inciting riots, Geismar made a tape recording in which he urged his comrades to camp in the gardens of private villas, picnic on golf greens and convert gambling casinos into nurseries for poor children...
...result, critics charge, the hot oil might create a "thaw bulb" in the permafrost as deep as 50 ft. If the pipe broke, either by sagging into the mush or by being jolted by an earthquake, the aftermath would make the Santa Barbara spill look like a picnic. Critics also fear breaks at the pipe's lowest points: riverbeds. They paint a stark scenario of rivers, black with crude oil, flowing to the sea with dead fish, birds and animals...
...vaulted chateau cellars; a special baby animal zoo usurped one corner of the grounds; 280 monkeys, brought all the way from Southeast Asia, were set loose and swinging in the 15 acres of beech, oak and hickory trees. Parking facilities were established, as well as a restaurant, picnic area, gas station and that necessary adjunct to the tourist trade, a photo and souvenir shop...
...lost time. In many parts of the U.S., vacationers can now fly to their destination, rent a mobile camper at" the airport, drive to a campground conveniently near the highway, sip cocktails in a lounge right on the grounds, and if they wish, have dinner served at their picnic table...
Peace: Vietnam Referendum 70 Committee is sponsoring a picnic-cookout from 5 to 10 p. m. on July 1 at Dana Square, Cambridge (bounded by Pearl, Magazine, Lawrence and McTernan Streets). Music and food to build a movement for immediate withdrawal from Vietnam...