Word: plug
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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With the growing array of plug-in appliances in the average U.S. home, the danger of electrical shock is considerable. In hospitals, the hazard is often far greater. And the sicker the patient is, the greater the danger, for he is likely to be wired to a battery of electronic monitoring and assistance devices. Yet while most household devices from irons and toasters to dishwashers come with a little tag reading "UL [for Underwriters' Laboratories] Approved," there is no comparable standard of approval for hospital equipment...
...plot work in progress. There are 23 projects pending. Right now, only one of them involves television. "TV," he says, "is not a medium anyone will let you work in creatively any more. People in the networks are afraid of original ideas." He does not disdain TV, however, to plug his book and a new record album in countless guest spots. Some of his merchandising and stunts are done largely for fun. He was the prankster who masterminded the parody presidential campaign of his Smothers show colleague, Pat Paulsen. He is now redecorating the guest quarters of his Los Angeles...
...Harvard, Quine in an interview termed UCRA "a plug for academic freedom" and said that he gave a "$10 or $20" contribution. Pinsky checked the UCRA contribution list and remarked that Quine was "being modest...
...Plug in people. The center's version of the Constitution recognizes this collision between 18th century ideals and 20th century realities. Its language is businesslike. The fel lows see it as a tool that, like a computer, is complex, quick, and has change literally built into the program...
First and most pressing objective of the new Constitution is to plug the mass of people into democracy...