Word: quirks
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...winner? By a grisly quirk of fate, it was the late Rex Manchester, on the basis of points scored in the first two heats...
Malaria & Anemia. Newer, and far more mysterious, is a set of disease reactions that doctors describe as "pharmacogenetic." In these cases a drug may have no detectable harmful effect upon the vast majority of members of one ethnic group; yet because of a hereditary quirk, some individuals will be made gravely ill. Best example, said Dr. Moser, is the tendency-rare in the general U.S. population-to a blood-destroying anemia that can develop after taking aspirin or phenacetin (compounded together in the familiar APC tablets), some sulfonamides, and drugs for the relief of peptic ulcer...
...HOSTAGE (Columbia). Whether through providential design or evolutionary quirk, an Irishman's tongue is the nimblest portion of his anatomy. The late Brendan Behan's tongue was rough, racy, tender and tart. His play, if it can be called that, is a cross between a magnificent barroom brawl and every vaudeville turn in the book of yesterday. Julie Harris and an intoxicatingly zestful company offer this bawdy, irreverent toast to the world...
...epee sophomere Steve Shea surprised Columbia's Guy Barbolini, sixth in the East last year. Harvard's Harry Jergesen defeated Bill Quirk 5-1, and junior Brian Keidan downed Columbia's Rich Kneele 5-1. But Columbia took the other six bouts to win 6-3 in epee...
With the usual quirk of fads, the bangasa is out of fashion in Japan. To be seen with a bangasa in Tokyo is to be branded a rube. The modern Japanese now prefers to keep off the raindrops with one of those nice American-style black umbrellas...